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Five Women Academics Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Margaret Campbell of Wayne State University, Renee Sandell of George Mason University, Sahfi Goldwasser of MIT, Nanette Wenger of Emory University and H. Julia Hannay of the University of Houston.
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.
Woman Wins Pregnancy Discrimination Case Against Wayne State University
The woman claimed that a supervisor at an internship gave her a bad review because she did not approve of the fact that she was an unmarried woman and was pregnant. The bad review prompted the school to drop her from the master’s degree program in social work.
In Memoriam: Gloria Richardson Smith, 1934-2013
She was the former dean of the nursing schools at the University of Oklahoma and Wayne State University was the first nurse to be named director of the Michigan Department of Public Health.
Three Women in New Teaching Positions
The three women in new faculty posts are Andrea Warner-Czyz at the University of Texas at Dallas, Julie Dash at Wayne State University, and Megan Shepherd at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
Jocelyn Benson Is the New Leader of the Wayne State University Law School
A member of the faculty since 2005, she is the associate director of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights which tracks hate crimes in Michigan and provides legal supports for the victims of hate crimes.
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.
Phyllis Vroom Named Deputy President at Wayne State University
The former dean of the School of Social Work will fill in at times for President Allan Gilmour who has been battling prostate cancer.
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.
Fourteen Women With New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of women who have been appointed to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
In Memoriam: Genevieve M. Casey, 1916-2012
Genevieve Casey, professor emerita of library and information science at Wayne State University in Detroit, has died at the age of 96.
Four Women Named Deans
The new deans are Jendia Grissett at Faulkner University, Nicole Campbell at the University of Oklahoma, Leigh Weisenburger at Bates College and Cheryl Waites at Wayne State University.
Six Women Scholars Win Prestigious Awards
The honorees are JoBeth Allen, Sabeeha Merchant, Connie Weaver, Jasmine Tang, Christina McIntyre, and Geralyn Stpehens.
Two Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Wayne State University
Kim Dunleavy and Sheila Wilhelm were promoted and granted tenure at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Six Women Academics Receive Notable Awards
The honorees are Susanna Childress, Marika Botha, Patricia Whitely, Margaret Campbell, Karen Richman, and Kimberly Bess.
Nine Women Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Wendy Stouffer, Tracy Barlok, Paila Morsiani, Patricia Perillo, Susan Cozzens, Kathleen Wattum, Tracy Utech, Snehalata Huzurbazar and Sapphire Cureg are taking on new roles.
Seven Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Heather Swain, Jordana Pomeroy, Diane Anci, Kim Keel, Jocelyn Sanders, Rosemary Scanlon, and Joan Dunbar are taking on new duties.
Law Professor Has Established a Support Group for Military Spouses
Jocelyn Benson, an associate professor at the Wayne State University Law School has a husband who is an Army paratrooper.
Psychology Professor Lisa Rapport of Wayne State University Named to Editorial Post
She will be the associate editor of a prestigious journal in the field of neuropsychology.
New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education
News of grants which will fund university programs on sexual assault prevention and increasing the number of women in STEM fields.
Historian at Wayne State University Wins Lillian Smith Book Award
Danielle L. McGuire, an assistant professor of history at Wayne State University in Detroit, will receive the 2011 Lillian Smith Book Award.
Esther Frances Masserman Broner (1927-2011)
She was a respected writer on feminism and the Jewish tradition and she taught at leading colleges and universities around the world.
