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Emily Raboteau Wins the International Flash Fiction Competition
Emily Raboteau, a professor of English and creative writing at the City College of New York, won the $20,000 first prize for her 100-word short story entitled “Oysters.” It was selected from more than 35,000 entries worldwide.
Clark University Professor Honored With Two Awards for Her Book on Russian Politics
Valerie Sperling, professor and chair of the department of political science at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, was honored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University and the Association for Women in Slavic Studies.
George Mason University Scholar Appointed Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Hester Peirce, the director of the Financial Markets Working Group at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, was nominated by President Obama to serve as a commissioner overseeing the nation’s financial markets.
Study Finds That Women Benefit More From “Flipped Classrooms” Than Men
The results of the study found that students in flipped classrooms, where students review course materials before they come to class, outperformed students in traditional classrooms by about 12 percent. And the research found that women benefited from the flipped classroom more than men.
Martha Minow Selected to Receive the $25,000 Gittler Prize
A professor and dean of Harvard Law School, Martha Minow was named the winner of the 2015-16 Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize from Brandeis University. The prize honors “a lasting contribution to racial, ethnic, or religious relations.”
Ana Mari Cauce Appointed the 33rd President of the University of Washington
Dr. Cauce is the first woman and the first Latina to serve as president of the flagship state university. For the past seven months she has been serving as interim president. Earlier she was provost and a professor of psychology and American ethnic studies.
Two Women Named to Positions as Dean
Milagros Pena is the new dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the University of California, Riverside, and on July 1, 2016, Deborah Berke will become the first woman dean of the Yale School of Architecture.
The New Director of the Consortium on High Achievement and Success
Jennifer L. Baszile was named director of the nation’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to the success of underrepresented students on liberal arts college campuses nationwide. She previously served on the faculty at the University of Connecticut and Yale University.
Elizabeth Fleming Announces Her Plan to Retire as President of Converse College
Elizabeth A. Fleming, the ninth president of Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has announced that she will step down at the end of the current academic year. Dr. Fleming will have led the women’s college for 11 years.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Ann Clarke, 1928-2015
Elizabeth Ann Clark taught nursing at the University of Massachusetts, the University of Maine, and the Medical University of South Carolina. She was also the head nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Rutgers University to Establish a Living-Learning Community for Women in Computer Science
Women accepted into the living-learning community will have access to graduate student mentors, workshops and seminars, and leadership training all aimed at increasing retention among women computer science majors.
Four Women Appointed to Dean Posts at American Universities
The new deans are Maria Fuentes-Martin at Louisiana State University, Margaret Fitzgerald at North Dakota State University, Sue Vessella at Woodbury University in California, and Sarah E. Insley at Yale University.
Four Women Named Department Chairs at American Universities
The four women who have been named chairs of their academic departments are Christina S. Kraus at Yale University, Karen Beckwith at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Wanda K. Lawrence at North Carolina Central University, and Cindy Lee at Clemson University in South Carolina.
Two Women Economic Scholars Appointed to Top Government Posts
Sandra Black of the University of Texas at Austin has been has been appointed to serve as one of three members of the Council of Economic Advisers. Kathryn M.E. Dominguez of the University of Michigan was named to the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System.
In Memoriam: Joni Erin Evans Barnett, 1931-2015
In 1973, Barnett was promoted to director of physical education at Yale University. She was the first woman to hold a post as director of physical education at any co-educational university in the United States.
In Memoriam: Linda Haenlein Peterson, 1948-2015
Linda H. Peterson was the Neil Gray Jr. Professor of English at Yale University. She served on the Yale faculty for 38 years and was chair of the university’s English department for seven years.
Nine Women Faculty Members Take on New Roles
The nine women scholars in new posts are Ishita Mukerji at Wesleyan, Lida E. Maxwell at Trinity College, Elizabeth Castelli at Barnard College, Margaret S. Clark at Yale, Caroline Elkins at Harvard, Deborah Vischak at Princeton, Constance W. Ziemian at Bucknell, Jane Parrish at Mississippi State, and Christina Kan at Texas A&M.
University of California, Berkeley’s Namwali Serpell Wins the Caine Prize
Namwali Serpell, an associate professor of English at the University of California, is the winner of the 2015 Caine Prize, honoring the best writing by an African author. Dr. Serpell is a native of Zambia and came to the United States at the age of 9.
New Faculty Posts at Colleges and Universities for 13 Women Scholars
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
A Quartet of Women Appointed to Dean Posts at American Universities
The new deans are Sue Day-Perroots at West Virginia University, Ann Kurth at Yale University in Connecticut, Elizabeth A. Dooley at the University of Central Florida, and Catherine Zublin at Weber State University in Utah.
Seven Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at American Universities
The appointees to endowed chairs are Andrea Louise Campbell at MIT, Alison P. Galvani at Yale University, Fiona Harrison at CalTech, Seung-kyung Kim at Indiana University, Susan R. Wessler at the University of California, Riverside, Vicki Sealey at West Virginia University, and Lisa Cohen at Wesleyan University.
Ten Women in New Faculty Posts at Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
Taking on new assignments are Linda Mansfield, Deana Lawson, Henrietta Kralovec, Alice Y. Kaplan, Deborah C. Haynes, Elizabeth M. Brannon, Grace Wasike Namwamba, Linda Babcock, Catherine Mobley, and Tracy Colemen.
Three Women Scholars Awarded Prestigious Honors
The honorees are Laurie Anderson, a professor of food and animal science at the University of Kentucky, Diana Stano, who recently retired as president of Ursuline College, and Susan Butts of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University.
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier to Share the $500,0000 Gruber Genetics Prize
Dr. Doudna is the Li Ka Shing Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Charpentier conducts her studies at the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research and Umeå University in Sweden.
Four Women Named to New Faculty Positions at Leading Universities
Lara Harb is joining the faculty at Princeton University. Kathryn M. Dudley was named chair of American studies at Yale. Julia Clancey Smith was named a Regents Professor at the University of Arizona and Mary Hausbeck was named Distinguished Professor at Michigan State.
Nine Women Announce Their Retirements From University Faculty or Administrative Posts
Here is a roundup of women who recently announced that they are stepping down from faculty positions or administrative posts at American universities.
Jennifer Mnookin to Lead the UCLA School of Law
Jennifer Mnookin was selected as the ninth dean of the School of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. An expert in evidence law, Dr. Mnookin has been on the UCLA law faculty since 2005 and currently is the David G. Price and Dallas R. Price Professor of Law.
Women Named to Lead Three Cultural Centers at Yale University
Rise Nelson Burrow was named director of the Afro-American Cultural Center. Eileen Galvez will be the new director of La Casa Cultural and Kelly Fayard was appointed director of the Native American Cultural Center.
Yale’s Louise Gluck Awarded the Gold Medal for Poetry
Louise Gluck, an adjunct professor of English and the Rosenkrantz Writer in Residence at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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.
New Teaching Posts for Seven Women in Higher Education
The seven women in new faculty posts are Carol Archbold at North Dakota State, Julia O’Malley at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anna di Robilant at Boston University, Nomsa E. Geleta at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Michelle L. Bell at Yale, Kathryn Westcott at Juniata College and Diana H. Fishbein at Penn State.
Melissa Nobles Appointed Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT
Melissa Nobles was named as the next dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been a member of the MIT faculty since 1995 and holds an endowed chair in political science.
Prestigious Honors for Six Women at American Universities
The honorees are Barbara Oakley at Oakland University, Clara Adams at Morgan State University, Joanne Disch at the University of Minnesota, Judith Green-McKenzie at the University of Pennsylvania, Jacqueline Barton at CalTech, and Erica L. Herzog at Yale University.
Thirteen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here we present this week’s roundup of news that includes the appointments of 13 women who have been named to administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
Anita Hill Named University Professor at Brandeis
Professor Hill joined the Brandeis faculty in 1998. She came to national prominence in 1991 when she accused Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment.
