Three Women Named to Dean Posts in Higher Education

DeanKarenRileyWKaren Riley is the new dean of the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver. She has served in the post on an interim basis since June 2013. Dr. Riley has been on the faculty at the college since 2004 and is an associate professor of child, family, and school psychology.

Dean Riley is a graduate of Colorado State University in Fort Collins. She holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Denver.

weigelKathleen Weigel is the new dean of the Donald E. and Helen L. Ross College of Education at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Weigel joined the faculty at the university in 2012 as an adjunct professor of educational leadership. She has served as principal at several public high schools in South Florida.

Dr. Weigel is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. She earned a master’s degree and an educational doctorate from Nova Southeastern University.

Rebecgrabinerca Grabiner is the new dean of the first-year class at Barnard College in New York City. She was the associate dean of List College at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.

Dr. Grabiner is a graduate of the University of Chicago. She holds a master’s degree in Jewish studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary and a master of social work degree from Columbia University.

 

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