Two Women in Higher Education Administrative Posts Announce They Are Stepping Down

Christine Heenan, vice president for public affairs and communications at Harvard University, has announced that she will leave her post in February. She will become senior communications adviser for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Heenan joined the staff at Harvard in 2008. She is the former director of community and government relations for Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Heenan is a graduate of Boston University, where she majored in journalism.

Anne Heinz, dean of continuing education and professional studies and associate vice chancellor for summer session and outreach and engagement at the University of Colorado Boulder, has announced that she will step down on June 30, 2015. She has been on the staff of the university for 26 years. She has also served on the faculty in the School of Education.

Dr. Heinz is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She earned a master’s degree and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Illinois.