All Entries Tagged With: "Washington and Lee University"
New University Administrative Posts for Seven Women
The appointees are Amanda Walsh at Brown, Laura Spitz at Cornell, Ramona L. Taylor at Virginia State, Lynn Okagaki at the University of Delaware, Raquel Alexander at Washington and Lee, Shelley Zabrorowski at the University of Nebraska, and Elizabeth Tranter at Virginia Tech.
New University Administrative Posts for Seven Women
The new appointees are Sally Stone Richmond, Mikah K. THompson, Victoria Wright, Jewel Washington, Diane Marie Amann, Taniecea Arceneaux Mallery and Gretchen R. VanValkenburg.
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.
Eight Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The women in new administrative positions are Breona M. Hayes, Kay Wolf, Sondra Schreiber, Leanne M. Shank, Allyson Zazulia, Leandra Celaya, Tanya L. Jachimiak, and Eileen G. McLoughlin.
Six Women Academics Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Lisa J. Mauer of Purdue University, Katherine Hayhoe of Texas Tech University, Laurie Maffly-Kipp of Washington University, Robin S. Reed of Colorado State University, Lee Anne Bell of Barnard College, and Emily Pease of the College of William and Mary.
Nine Women Appointed to New University Faculty Positions
The women who are in new teaching roles are Elizabeth Bjerke, Kibibi Voloria Mack-Shelton, Brett Gilbert, Joyce Castle, Yuvay Meyers Ferguson, Joan C. Han, Ann S. Masten, Rebecca C. Harris, and Dawn Herd-Clark.
Prestigious Honors for Eight Woman in Academia
The honorees are Anita Allen of Penn, Alleen Nilsen of Arizona State, Susan Rodger of Duke, Roseann Mulligan of the University of Southern California, Christine A. Curcio of the University of Alabama Birmingham, Lesley Wheeler of Washington & Lee, Phyllis Bridges of Texas Woman’s University, and Kimberly Dulaney of Virginia Tech.
Deborah Miranda Wins IPPY Award for Her Book on California Indians
Deborah A. Miranda, professor of English at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, has won the gold medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards for autobiography/memoir in the family legacy category.
Law Professor Tapped to Conduct Major Study on Individual Bankruptcy
Margaret Howard, the Law Alumni Association Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been selected to lead a major empirical study for the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Victims of Stalking Can Have High Levels of Psychological Distress Later in Life
A new study led by researchers at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, has found that women who have been victims of stalking, but not sexual assault, are two to three times more likely to suffer from psychological distress than other women.
A Quartet of New Deans
The new deans are Lydia Morrow Reutten at Governors State University, Susan Westerberg Prager at Southwestern Law School, Denise Korniewicz at the University of North Dakota, and Suzanne Keen at Washington and Lee University.
Six Women Appointed to New Faculty Posts
The women taking on new faculty roles are Harleen Hatterman-Valenti at the University of North Dakota, Nicole Archer at the San Francisco Institute of Art, Anne Cress at the University of Arizona, Amanda Bower at Washington and Lee, Victoria Gelling at North Dakota State, and Adrienne Walker Hoard at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Washington and Lee University Promotes Six Women to Full Professor
The new full professors at Washington and Lee University are Johanna Bond and Susan D. Frank at the law school, Sascha Goluboff in sociology and anthropology, Deborah Miranda in English, Karla Murdock in psychology, and Angela Smith in philosophy.
Five Women in New Administrative Assignments in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are JoAnn McKenzie at Emory, Elizabeth Knapp at Washington and Lee, Melissa Gentry Witherow at Sweet Briar College, Jeanie Andrews at Penn State, and Joffery Gaymon at the University of West Florida.
Six Women Named to Endowed Chairs
The women appointed to named professorships are Melanie Cooper at Michigan State, Angela Smith at Washington and Lee, Kezia Page at Colgate, Carol Tenopir at the University of Tennessee, France Belanger at Virginia Tech, and Wendy Silverman at Yale.
Classics Scholar Wins Award for Her New Course on the Ancient Animal World
Athena Kirk, the Mellon Junior Faculty Fellow in the classics department at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, was honored by the Humane Society of the United States and the Animals and Society Institute.
Eight Women Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The new appointees are Erika Ramalho, Johanna Bond, Joy Pugh, Kim Weeden, Jill Hough, Sara De Ritter, Karisa Moore, and Miranda Mulligan.
Seven Women Faculty Members Promoted at Washington and Lee University
Two women are among the eight new full professors and five women are among the 14 faculty members granted tenure and promoted to associate professor.
Suzanne Keen Named Co-Editor of Contemporary Women’s Writing
She is the Thomas H. Broadus Professor of English and interim dean of the college at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
Three Women Named to Endowed Chairs at Washington and Lee University
The three new professors holding endowed chairs are Ellen Mayock, Domnica Radulescu, and Joan M. Shaughnessy.
Four Women Appointed Deans
The new deans at Suzanne Keen at Washington and Lee, Pamela Carroll at Oklahoma State, Toni Doolen at Oregon State, and Renee Hampton at Columbus State Community College.
Nine Appointments of Women to High-Level Administrative Positions in Academia
Here are the appointments of women to high-level administrative posts in higher education that have come to our attention in the past week.
Women Accepted at Top Colleges: A Record at Johns Hopkins University
At Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, 49.6 percent of all admitted students are women, the largest number in the university’s history.
Five Women Scholars Selected for Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Dorsey Kendrick, Donna Shalala, Susan Loepp, Lesley Wheeler, and Eugenia Weiss.
Bringing More Women Into Computer Science
A Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, women are 31 percent of computer science majors.
The First Woman Dean of the Washington and Lee University School of Law
Nora V. Demleitner is currently dean of the School of Law at Hofstra University.
Two Women Academics Are Winners at the Library of Virginia Literary Awards
Lisa Russ Spaar and Julie Campbell are honored for their recent books.
Six Women Honored for Their Accomplishments
Lisa Pruitt, a professor of mechanical engineering at Berkeley, and five other women win prestigious awards.
In Memoriam: Pamela Hemenway Simpson (1946-2011)
She was the first woman to hold a tenure-track faculty position at Washington and Lee University.
Historical Milestone at Washington and Lee University School of Law
For the first time in the school’s history, women outnumber men in the first-year class.
In Memoriam: Barbara Jeanne Brown (1941-2011)
She served as university librarian at Washington and Lee University for nearly two decades.
Nine Women Appointed to Key Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
Andrea Tawney is the new assistant dean for development at the College of Business at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.
Marsha McSpadden Wins Inaugural Bevel Summers Prize for Short, Short Fiction
Marsha McSpadden, an instructor of creative writing and English composition at the University of Alabama, is the inaugural winner of the Bevel Summers Prize.
