Claire Masteller, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, won a $149,417 grant from the U.S. Army Research Office’s Early Career Program.
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Ignacio Sánchez Prado on the importance of Asian American Studies
Professor Sánchez Prado was interviewed in The Chronicle of Higher Education on why ethnic studies are so essential after the media response to the Atlanta massacre.
Jessica Gold, M.D., Reflection on 12 Months of Covid
Dr. Jessica Gold sits on a panel on St. Louis Public and reflects on “12 Months Of COVID-19 — The Losses, The Struggles And The Lessons”.
Open position for a Fellow in the Office of the Provost’s Faculty Affairs and Diversity area to work on projects designed to support non-tenure track teaching, research, and practice faculty.
Applicants should have a background designing and implementing programs in areas such as professional/faculty development and mentoring. This assignment is open to full-time, non-tenure track faculty at Washington University. Application details and more information about this position can be found here: http://apply.interfolio.com/96700
Wanzo wins Society for Cinema and Media Studies award
Rebecca Wanzo, chair and professor of women, gender and sexuality studies in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has won the Katherine Singer Kovács Book Award for outstanding scholarship in cinema and media studies from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS).
Caldwell named vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity
Kia Lilly Caldwell, professor of African, African American and diaspora studies at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, has been named vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity at Washington University in St. Louis, effective July 1, 2021.
Review the most recent data from the Fourth Annual Town Hall on Danforth Campus Gender Equity.
To ensure communication, transparency, and community-building, the Office of the Vice Provost for faculty Affairs and Diversity hosts regular events, including faculty lunches, professional development programming, and an Annual Town Hall on Danforth Campus Gender Equity.
Acree appointed interim co-director of race, equity center
William Acree, professor of Spanish in Arts & Sciences, has been appointed interim co-director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2) at Washington University in St. Louis. Acree has served as a CRE2 associate director since Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced the center’s founding in 2019.
WashU ranked among ‘best employers for diversity’
The university was ranked 12th among hundreds of large and midsized companies on Forbes’ fourth annual list of “America’s Best Employers For Diversity.” Learn more by clicking here.
Search for Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity
Washington University in St. Louis seeks an exceptional academic leader, scholar and administrator to serve as vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity. You can learn more here.