Yoon Kang has been named the Ruth L. Gottesman Chair in Education and the inaugural vice dean for education at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. Currently, she serves as the senior associate dean for education at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. She has held leadership and faculty positions with the medical school for the past 20 years.
Dr. Kang is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where she majored in economics with a concentration in finance. She received her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Alison Gustafson has been named to the Gatton Foundation Endowed Chair in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment at the University of Kentucky. She has been a professor at the university for over a decade, currently holding appointments in the department of dietetics and human nutrition and the College of Nursing.
Dr. Gustafson is a graduate of Bradley University in Illinois where she majored in dietetics. She holds a registered dietitian license from Loyola University in Chicago, a master of public health degree in international health, and a Ph.D in nutrition and epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Rachel Rebouché has been appointed as the inaugural Kean Family Dean in the Beasley School of Law at Temple University in Philadelphia. She has served as a professor of law for the past 11 years, currently holding the title of James E. Beasley Professor of Law. She previously served the School of Law as associate dean for research for three years.
Dr. Rebouché received dual bachelor’s degrees in political science and sociology from Trinity University in Texas. She holds a master of law degree in international law from Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland and a juris doctorate from Harvard University.
Dr. Ghosh holds a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Denise Morgan has been named the Goodnight Distinguished Professor of Early Literacy at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. For the past two decades, she has served as a professor of literacy education at Kent State University in Ohio. She also directed the Kent State Reading and Writing Development Center.
Dr. Morgan holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama, a master of education degree from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University.
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.
The new presidents are Laurie A. Boeding at the Technical College of the Lowcountry and Melissa Frank-Alston at Northeastern Technical College. Both women are expected to begin their presidencies on July 1.
Dr. McEwen comes to her new appointment following four years as president and vice chancellor of Victoria University in the University of Toronto. Earlier, she served in several leadership roles at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She received some of her education in the United States.
The new provosts are Barbara Rodriguez at the University of New Mexico, Bridget Chalk at Manhattan University in New York, and Jaci Lederman at Vincennes University in Indiana. All three women had been serving as their university's interim provost.
Dr. Howard joins Spelman from Ohio State University, where she has been serving as dean of the College of Engineering. She is a nationally recognized expert in robotics, artificial intelligence, and human-centered technology.