Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Diversity Positions

Randi Congleton was appointed chief diversity and inclusion officer at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. She has been serving as assistant vice chancellor for equity and inclusion at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to that appointment, she was the vice president of equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at Chatham University in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Congleton earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural and extension education from Pennsylvania State University. She holds a master’s degree in community services from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. in education and organizational leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Christine Julien was named director of the new Center for Equity in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and an associate dean in the university’s School of Engineering. Dr. Julien joined the faculty at the university in 2004.

Dr. Julien holds a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and a doctorate, all in computer science and all from Washington University in St. Louis.

Nicole Arleane Roberson is the new vice chancellor of diversity, equity, and inclusion and chief diversity officer at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. She had been serving as director of equal opportunity and diversity at the Texas A&M University System.

Dr. Roberson earned a bachelor’s degree in strategic management from the University of North Texas. She holds an MBA in international management from the American Graduate School of International Management, and master’s degrees in human resource management and project management, both from the Keller Graduate School of DeVry University. She earned a Ph.D. in organizational leadership from Regent University.