Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, enrolls about 4,000 graduate students and 1,800 undergraduate students. Women make up more than three quarters of the undergraduate student body.
The university recently announced the promotions of three women to the rank of full professor.
Anne Collins was promoted to full professor of mathematics. She holds bachelor’s degrees from Framingham State University and Westfield State University. Professor Collins earned a master’s degree at Cambridge College and a Ph.D. at Boston College.
Lisa Fiore was appointed professor of education. She also serves as dean of the faculty at Lesley University. Professor Fiore is a graduate of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. She earned a master’s degree at Tufts University and a Ph.D. at Boston College.
Branca Robeiro was promoted to full professor of intercultural relations. She earned a master’s degree in Portuguese from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and a second master’s degree and a Ph.D. in linguistics from Georgetown University.
Braswell comes to her new appointment with extensive leadership experience in state government, including her current role as general counsel to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. In her new role, she will provide strategic oversight for the 16 campuses within Connecticut's public higher education system.
Jennifer Gaither, a lawyer by training, has been a Sullivan University faculty member for the past 25 years. She most recently served as the university's associate provost.
Dr. Crowley has served as provost at Ohio Wesleyan University since 2020. She is slated to become the nineteenth president of Kalamazoo College on July 1.
The three women named to provost positions are Nancy Marchand-Martella at the University of Northern Colorado, Lise Youngblade at Colorado State University, and Randi Storch at Western Oregon University.
Although it was initially founded as school for women, the University of Montevallo has never had a woman president. Now the university has reached a historic milestone and selected selected Michelle R. Johnston to serve as its next president.
The selected candidate should have expertise and experience in theoretical models in labor and public economics as well as in microeconometrics and programming.