Jane M. Wood was named dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Park University in Parkville, Missouri. Dr. Wood has been an associate professor of English at the university since 2006.
Adele S. Newson-Horst was appointed dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Morgan State University in Baltimore, effective July 1. Currently, she is a professor of English at Missouri State University.
Professor Newson-Horst earned a Ph.D. in American literature at Michigan State University.
Diana Meeks-Sjostrom was named dean of the master of science nursing degree program at Chamberlain College of Nursing, headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. She has been serving as an associate professor at the nursing school.
Dr. Meeks-Sjostrom is a graduate of Queens College in Canada. She holds a master’s degree in nursing from Kennesaw State University and a Ph.D. in nursing from Georgia State University.
Dr. Soufleris, a three-time alumna of the State University of New York System, has more than 35 years of higher education experience spanning student affairs, enrollment management, retention, and student success initiatives.
Most recently, Dr. Van Vlerah served as vice president for student success and institutional strategy at Manchester University in Indiana. She is slated to become the fifteenth president of Notre Dame of Maryland University on July 6.
Dr. Egan comes to her new role as president of Bennington College from Connecticut College, where she has been serving as the Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies, dean of the faculty, and chief academic officer.
Dr. Pfluger has spent the past year as Bakersfield College's interim president. She previously served as vice chancellor of educational services and student success at the Kern Community College District.
Dr. Geneco comes to her new role from Tufts University in Massachusetts, where she has served as provost for the past four years. She is slated become the University at Buffalo's first woman president on August 10.