Four Women Named to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Roles in Higher Education

Tamara Clegg has been named director of the Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing at the University of Maryland. She is an associate professor in the College of Information and has been with the university since 2010. She also serves as director for the bachelor’s degree in technology and information design program.

Dr. Clegg is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where she majored in computer science. She holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Christina Runge has been appointed vice dean for faculty affairs, advancement, and inclusion for the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. She comes to her new role from the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she serves as a professor of otolaryngology and communication sciences, senior associate dean for faculty affairs, and associate provost for faculty affairs.

Dr. Runge received her bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa.

Jacqueline Font-Guzmán has been named the inaugural senior vice president of equity and belonging at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has two decades of higher education experience, currently serving as the inaugural vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion and professor in the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Dr. Font-Guzmán holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Coe College in Iowa, a master of health administration degree from Saint Louis University in Missouri, a juris doctorate from the Interamerican University of Puerto Pico, and a Ph.D. in conflict analysis and resolution from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.

Kendriana Price has been promoted to assistant dean for diversity for the Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment at the University of Kentucky. She has worked with the college’s Office of Diversity since 2019, most recently as the director of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Dr. Price is an alumna of the University of Kentucky, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and exercise science. She holds a master’s degree in human development and leadership from Murray State University in Kentucky, and a Ph.D. in leadership and professional practice from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee.

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