The University of Alabama has announced the appointment of two women as interim deans.
Jennifer Greer, professor and chair of the department of journalism, has been named interim dean of the College of Communication and Information Sciences. Before joining the faculty at the University of Alabama in 2007, Professor Greer taught at the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada.
Dr. Greer is a graduate of the University of Missouri. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Kansas and a Ph.D. from the University of Florida.
Rebecca J. Pow was appointed interim dean of the College of Continuing Studies. She joined the college in 1988 and most recently has been serving as senior associate dean and director of academic outreach.
Dean Pow holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising and a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Alabama.
"I have seen firsthand the difference technical education can make for our students, their families, and the businesses and industries that depend on a skilled workforce," said Amanda Foreman, the new interim president of Coastal Pines Technical College in Georgia.
Sara M. Butler is vice chancellor for academic affairs at Honolulu Community College in Hawaii and Jennifer L. Cumpston is vice president for academic affairs at Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Farmer is the first Black woman to chair the board of directors of the American Dental Education Association. With more than three decades of experience in dental practice and education, she currently serves as dean of the School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville.
Dr. Hrycyna has served as dean of UC San Diego's School of Physical Sciences for the past three years. She is slated to become the university's next executive vice chancellor for academic affairs on January 1.
Dr. Albin is an associate professor of pediatrics and founding director of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's culinary medicine program, an initiative that aims to empower people to have a thriving relationship with the food they eat.
The University of Chicago’s Development Innovation Lab and the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics invites applications for a non-tenure track Senior Research Associate position, with a focus on Development Economics and Mathematics.
The Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Modern Chinese History to begin July 1, 2027. “Modern” is defined as 1895 to the present.
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.