All Entries Tagged With: "Virginia Commonwealth University"
University Study Finds a Genetic Factor in the Gender Gap for Insomnia
About 10 percent of the U.S. population experiences chronic insomnia and previous research has shown that women are more likely than men to develop insomnia symptoms. This study led by Mackenzie Lind, a graduate students at Virginia Commonwealth University, finds that genetics may explain the gender gap.
Ten Women Who Are Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Thirty Women With New Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
New Administrative Roles for 19 Women at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: Melissa Elizabeth Exum, 1960-2015
Until February 2015, Dr. Exum was vice provost for academic affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Earlier she held high level posts at Ohio University, Purdue University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Five Women Scholars Launch New Peer-Reviewed Journal, Sexualization, Media & Society
The five editors of the new journal are Deidre Condit and Jennifer Johnson of Virginia Commonwealth University, Ana Bridges of the University of Arkansas, Gail Dines of Wheelock College, and Carolyn West of the University of Washington.
Gail Hackett Named Provost at Virginia Commonwealth University
Since 2008, Dr. Hackett has been serving as provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Previously, she held several administrative posts during a 20-year career at Arizona State University.
In Memoriam: Claudia Emerson, 1957-2014
Claudia Emerson was a professor of creative writing at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Professor Emerson won the Pultizer Prize in 2006 for her poetry collection Late Wife.
Artist Uses Her Head to Win Top Prize in Art Competition
Sonya Clark, chair of the department of craft and material studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, enlisted 12 hairstylists to craft her head into a work of art for the judges’ consideration.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The appointees are Sarah Cortell Vandersypen, Cathy Grimes, Ginny Painter, Marjolie Leonard, Pamela Dumas Serfes, Jill Oswaks, Jamina Scippio-McFadden, Shokrina Radpour Beering, Priscilla Salant, Lauren Ross, Renee Wells, and Julie Hopwood.
Monmouth University and Lewis-Clark State College Name New Provosts
Laura J. Moriarty was named provost and vice president of academic affairs at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and Lori Stinson was appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho.
In Memoriam: Frances Hagen Dumenci, 1968-2014
She was the public relations director for the Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and also served as the university’s public affairs bureau chief at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center.
Four Women Announce Their Retirements From High-Level University Posts
The women stepping down from their positions are Sarah Wallace at Lenior-Rhyne University, Delores Taylor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Alla Efimova at the University of California, Berkeley, and Linda R. Crump at the University of Nebraska.
Kathryn Shively Meier Wins the 2014 Wiley-Silver Book Prize
The assistant professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond won the award for the best debut book on the history of the Civil War from the Center for Civil War Research at the University of Mississippi.
Prestigious Honors for Four Women in Academia
The honorees are Rebecca Roesner of Illinois Wesleyan University, Karen L. Wooley of Texas A&M University, Krista Harrell of the University of South Alabama, and Beverly J. Warren who will soon become president of Kent State University in Ohio.
Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The women in new administrative posts are Lizbeth Ellis, Laverne Lewis Gaskins, Carol Tallarico, Amy Backus, Kathleen Powell, Pamela DiSalvo Lepley, Chacona W. Johnson, Lillian Hallstrand, and Barbara Meehan.
Four Women in New Faculty Posts
The women in new faculty posts are Laricka R. Wingate at Oklahoma State University, Margaret Stahr at Catawba College, Fredika A. Robertson at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Kate Mamiseishvili at the University of Arkansas.
Beverly Warren Chosen as the Next President of Kent State University
Dr. Warren joined the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth in Richmond in 2000 and has served as dean of the School of Education and associate dean of the faculty. Since 2011, she has served as senior vice president and provost.
Four Women in New Teaching Roles in Higher Education
Maria Estorino was named to an endowed chair at the University of Miami. Lisa Bowens was appointed to the faculty at the Princeton Theological Seminary and Claudia Emerson is joining the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University. Azadeh Osanloo was appointed to a named chair at New Mexico State University.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The women in new roles at Jameca Falconer, Julie Dolan, Sara Morris, Christine Hardy, Casandra Sipes, Kathryn Meier, Marti K.S. Heil, Lori S. Gentles, Joan Bienvenue and Penny Yee.
Nancy Langston Stepping Down as Dean of the Nursing School at Virginia Commonwealth University
She has served as dean of the nursing school for the past 22 years. During her tenure, enrollment at the school increased from 444 to nearly 1,000 students.
New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Virginia Commonwealth University Honors Founders of the Equal Suffrage League
On November 20, 1909, 18 women met at the home of Anne Clay Crenshaw to form the Equal Suffrage League. The home is now part of the Virginia Commonwealth University campus.
Faculty News: Three Women in New Roles
Alexandria Lewis joins the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University. Professor Baretta Casey was elected chair of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and Margaret Donnelly was named practitioner-in-residence at the Saint Louis University School of Law.
Barbara Boyan to Lead the School of Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University
Dr. Boyan has been serving as associate dean for research at the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds an endowed chair in tissue engineering.
In Memoriam: Denise Iris Craven Thornby, 1954-2012
She was the former director of education and professional development for the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond.
Sixteen Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Mid-year is a popular time for new appointments and there are quite a few appointments of women to key posts to announce this week.
Virginia Commonwealth University Scholar Wins Poetry Prize
Catherine MacDonald, who teaching creative writing at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, received the 2011 Miller Williams Arkansas Poetry Prize from the University of Arkansas Press. MacDonald was honored for her first collection of poetry entitled Rousing the Machinery. The collection will be published next spring. Miller Williams, for whom the prize is named, was […]
Notable Appointments of Women in Higher Education
Rachel Gartner was named director of Jewish chaplaincy at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She will assume her new position in August. Currently Gartner is rabbi and executive director of the Hillel chapter at Miami University in Ohio. Rabbi Gartner is a graduate of Barnard College in New York City and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College […]
