Gretchen Dwyer was named vice president for college advancement at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, effective in January. Since 2004, she has been the senior director of campaign and leadership giving at Bennington College in Vermont.
Dwyer is a graduate of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. She holds a master’s degree in literacy, language, and cultural studies from Boston University.
Katrice A. Albert, vice provost for equity, diversity, and community outreach at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, was recently named to the national board of directors of the nonprofit organization, Volunteers of America.
Dr. Albert is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and a doctorate in counseling psychology from Auburn University.
Carla Mazzarelli was named vice president for academic and student affairs at Suffolk County Community College in Selden, New York. She was associate dean of academic affairs at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
A graduate of Russell Sage College in Troy, New York, Dr. Mazzarelli holds a master’s degree from Hunter College of the City University of New York and a doctorate in educational administration and policy studies from the University at Albany.
Dawn Forbes Murphy was appointed director of summer sessions and certificate programs for the Office of University Outreach at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. She has served as program manager for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and director of student services for the School of Nursing at North Carolina A&T.
Dr. Murphy holds a bachelor’s degree in English, a master’s degree in counseling, and a doctorate in educational leadership.
Bonnie Richardson is the manager for faculty-led international programs at the University of Cincinnati. She held a a similar position at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. The University of Cincinnati established the new position with the hope of doubling the number of students who go abroad each year.
Since 2021, Dr. Raver has been serving as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. She will begin her new duties at the University of Michigan on December 1.
Dr. Rhine comes to her new presidency with nearly four decades of leadership experience in higher education. Most recently, she was president and chief executive officer of Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona.
On August 10, Dr. Bloebaum became the chief academic officer at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She had been serving as dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University in Ohio for the past eight years.
Dr. Barkley is slated to become the first woman president of Spoon River College on August 31. She comes to her new role from John Wood Community College in Quincy, Illinois, where she serves as vice president of academic and student affairs.
Dr. Konan, a professor of economics and dean of the College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has been selected to serve as the university's interim provost. A faculty member for more than 30 years, she previously served as interim chancellor.
The University of Chicago, Division of the Social Sciences, Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of assistant professor of American Politics for an initial 4 year renewable term.
The Department of Economics at Michigan State University in East Lansing invites applications for a tenure-system Assistant Professor in microeconomic theory with an anticipated start date of August 16, 2027.
Princeton University is searching for a faculty member at the level of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in the Program in Plasma Physics of its Department of Astrophysical Sciences, to begin in fall 2027.
The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago invites applications for a full-time Research Associate for a three-year term starting in the 2026-2027 academic year.
The Department of Theater and Performance Studies at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor. The area of specialization is open.