Betina C. Wilkinson, an assistant professor of political science at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, received the Best Book Award for Inter-Race Relations from the American Political Science Association. Dr. Wilkinson was honored for her book Partner or Rivals? Power and Latino, Black and White Relations in the 21st Century (University of Virginia Press, 2015).
Dr. Wilkinson is a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She came to the United States at the age of 6. She joined the faculty at Wake Forest University in 2010.
Dr. Wilkinson is a graduate of Loyola University in New Orleans. She earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
Dr. Soufleris, a three-time alumna of the State University of New York System, has more than 35 years of higher education experience spanning student affairs, enrollment management, retention, and student success initiatives.
Most recently, Dr. Van Vlerah served as vice president for student success and institutional strategy at Manchester University in Indiana. She is slated to become the fifteenth president of Notre Dame of Maryland University on July 6.
Dr. Egan comes to her new role as president of Bennington College from Connecticut College, where she has been serving as the Fuller-Maathai Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies, dean of the faculty, and chief academic officer.
Dr. Pfluger has spent the past year as Bakersfield College's interim president. She previously served as vice chancellor of educational services and student success at the Kern Community College District.
Dr. Geneco comes to her new role from Tufts University in Massachusetts, where she has served as provost for the past four years. She is slated become the University at Buffalo's first woman president on August 10.