On August 1, Roberta Sloan will become dean of the newly reorganized College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Dr. Sloan has been serving as Faculty Arts Fellow and chair of the Commission on the Arts at Temple University in Philadelphia. She was chair of the department of theater at Temple from 2006 to 2010. She previously taught at the University of Central Florida and the University of Central Oklahoma.
Dean Sloan is a graduate of Northwestern University. She holds master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Michigan.
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.
The new presidents are Laurie A. Boeding at the Technical College of the Lowcountry and Melissa Frank-Alston at Northeastern Technical College. Both women are expected to begin their presidencies on July 1.
Dr. McEwen comes to her new appointment following four years as president and vice chancellor of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. Earlier, she served in several leadership roles at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She received some of her education in the United States.
The new provosts are Barbara Rodriguez at the University of New Mexico, Bridget Chalk at Manhattan University in New York, and Jaci Lederman at Vincennes University in Indiana. All three women had been serving as their university's interim provost.
Dr. Howard joins Spelman from Ohio State University, where she has been serving as dean of the College of Engineering. She is a nationally recognized expert in robotics, artificial intelligence, and human-centered technology.