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Six Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Appointed to New Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com
Jill McCluskey Selected to Lead the International Association of Agricultural Economists
Dr. McCluskey currently serves as the first woman director of the School of Economics at Washington State University. She will serve as the second-ever woman president of the International Association of Agricultural Economists when she assumes her new role in 2027.
Six Women Professors Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions
The new holders of endowed faculty positions are Kelden Pehr at the University of North Dakota, Susan Park at Boise State University, Luna Magpili at Washington State University, Theresa Anderson at Carnegie Mellon University, E. Binney Girdler at Kalamazoo College, and Valerie Vaughn at the University of Utah.
Ten Women Professors Appointed to New Academic Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Two Women Receive Lifetime Achievement Awards From the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior
The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior has recently awarded its Helen Denning Ullrich Annual Award for Lifetime Excellence in Nutrition Education to Mary Murimi of Texas Tech University and Diane Smith of Washington State University.
Sixteen Women Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
“Protective Paternalism” Towards Women May Cause Inaccurate Performance Feedback
A new study from Washington State University has discovered that a strong motivation to appear unprejudiced toward women may be hurting women’s chances of receiving accurate feedback in workplace performance reviews.
Eight Women Appointed to Administrative Roles 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Elizabeth Chilton Named the Twenty-First President of the University of New Hampshire
Dr. Chilton has over two decades of experience in higher education leadership, most recently serving as provost and executive vice president of the Washington State University System and chancellor of the university’s Pullman campus.
New Dean Appointments for Eight Women Scholars
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed dean at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
American Association of Veterinary Clinicians Recognizes Katrina Mealey for Outstanding Research Achievements
Katrina Mealey has been awarded the Faculty Achievement in Research Award from the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians. She is known for discovering mutations in the MDR1 gene in dogs and cats.
Thirteen Women Appointed to Higher Education Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Marialuisa Di Stefano Receives Book of the Year Award from American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education
The award-winning book, Integrando STEAM: A Guide for Elementary Bilingual and Dual Programs serves as a guide for implementing bilingual and dual language curriculums in elementary school programs.
New Academic Positions for Three Women Scholars
Scholars Katherine Hartmann, Alexandra Aylward, and Anamika Dubey are taking on new roles at the University of Kentucky, the University of Nevada Reno, and Washington State University, respectively.
Five Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Tanya LeRoith Selected to Lead the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
Dr. LeRoith assumes the role of president-elect after serving a term as vice president. She has been with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine since 2005 and currently is a clinical professor of anatomic pathology
Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Taking on new positions or duties are Zeynep Tufekci at Princeton University, Viviana Gradinaru at the California Institute of Technology, Carmen Lanos Williams at Arkansas State University, Lynne Carpenter-Boggs at Washington State University, Stephanie Harris at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, and Angela M. Eikenberry at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
New Administrative Duties for Six 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Washington State’s Michelle Moyer Selected to Lead the American Society for Enology and Viticulture
Formed in 1950 as a professional society dedicated to the interests of enologists, viticulturists, and others in the fields of wine and grape research and production, ASEV’s membership of approximately 1,600 includes professionals from wineries, vineyards, and academic institutions and organizations from around the world.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed Deans at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Wiebke Strehl at Newberry College, Sonja Harris-Haywood at Meharry Medical College, Sarah Banet-Weiser at the University of Pennsylvania, Laurie Garrett-Cobbina at the University of Redlands, Mollye Demosthenidy at Newcomb-Tulane College, Jenna Hyatt at Washington State University, Deleise Wilson at Polk State College, and Mary Gallant at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Jessica Bunch Recognized for Her Work in Veterinary Rehabilitation
Jessica Bunch, an assistant professor of integrated veterinary medicine at Washington State University, recently received the 2023 John J. Sherman III Award for Excellence in Veterinary Rehabilitation from the American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians.
A Study of 1.3 Million Grant Applications Worldwide Finds a Substantial Gender Gap In Research Funding
Women researchers received substantially less funding in grant awards than men — an average of about $342,000 compared to men’s $659,000, according to a large meta-analysis of studies led by Karen Schmaling, a psychology professor at Washington State University, Vancouver.
The Next Chancellor of the University of Alaska Southeast
Aparna Dileep-Nageswaran Palmer currently serves as a vice president at Front Range Community College in Westminster, Colorado. Earlier she was the assistant vice president for academic affairs and a professor of biology at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.
Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Duties at Universities
Taking on new positions or duties are Jeannine Tang at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Kimberly Christen at Washington State University, Phaedra Corso at Indiana University-Indianapolis, Leslie LaConte at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, and Bree A;lexander at the University of South Carolina.
New Administrative Posts for Nine Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Washington State University Names Chancellor’s Residence After a Pioneering Woman Faculty Member
Ida Lou Anderson joined the faculty at what is now Washington State University in 1926 as an instructor in the speech department. She was one of Washington State’s first female faculty members and counted among her many students and mentees Edward R. Murrow, one of the university’s most illustrious alumni.
Nine Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Roles or Duties at Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Named Professorships
The women appointed to named chairs are Anamika Dubey in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University, Sarah Kurtz in the School of Engineering at the University of California, Merced, Ange-Marie Hancock at Ohio State University, and Sharon Werning Rivera at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.
State Universities Announce the Appointments of Six Women to Dean Positions
The six women appointed deans are Beth Mayer-Davis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Leslee Battle at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, Margaret A. Amstutz at the University of Georgia, Paula Montgomery at the University of Louisiana Lafayette, Amy Ellen Schwartz at the University of Delaware, and Jenna Hyatt at Washington State University.
Eight Women Scholars Who Have Been Given New Assignments in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Jayathi Murthy Has Been Appointed the Sixteenth President of Oregon State University
Since 2016, Dr. Murthy has been serving as the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. She was the first woman to hold that position. She was also a professor in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department.
Study Finds a Persistent and Longstanding Gender Gap in Leadership Aspirations
A new study finds that women in the United States are still less likely than men to express a desire to take on leadership or managerial roles. The gender gap in leadership aspirations, which has remained relatively constant over six decades, translated into more than two male leaders to every one female leader at the highest levels.
Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties at Major Universities
Taking on new duties are Zoe Higheagle Strong at Washington State University, Deidre W. Evans at Florida A&M University, Dawn C. Carr at Florida State University, Marisa Anne Pagnattaro at the University of Georgia, Wendy Arons at Carnegie Mellon University, and Ayane Kozasa at the University of Cincinnati.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Designated for New Roles
Taking on new roles are Zheng Jennifer Huang at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia, Cristina Davis at the University of California, Davis, Marcia Ostrom at Washington State University, and Samantha Baskind at Cleveland State University.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Six Women Administrators
Taking on new administrative duties are Jennifer Chambers-Taube at Washington State Univerity, Vancouver, Rosalind Dale at North Carolina A&T State University, Kelly Frick at the University of Delaware, Debra Bright at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Dolly Horton at Bladen Community College in Dublin, North Carolina, and Nichole Ipach at California State University, Northridge.
