Raquel Monroe was named dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She comes to her new role from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a full professor and associate dean of graduate education and academic affairs for the College of Fine Arts. Her research interests include Black social dance, queer Black feminism, popular culture, and the efficacy of collaboration in driving social change.
Dr. Monroe received dual-bachelor’s degrees in dance and theatre, respectively, and a master’s degree in communication from the University of Arizona. She holds a Ph.D. in culture and performance from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Fatma Mili has been selected to serve as interim dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Most recently, she was provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. Earlier in her career, she was dean of the College of Computing and Informatics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Dr. Mili holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, France.
Sharon Tucker has been named dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Central Florida. She joined the university’s faculty last year as a professor and chair of the department of nursing practice. She previously held several roles at Ohio State University, including executive director of the Fuld Evidence-based Practice Institute. Her scholarship centers on psychiatric mental health nursing.
A graduate of the College of Saint Teresa in Minnesota, Dr. Tucker holds a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. from Rush University in Chicago.
Mary McGriff has been appointed interim dean of the Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education at New Jersey City University. A faculty member since 2011, she has served as acting associate dean of the College of Education, chair of the literacy education department, and co-coordinator of the College of Education’s accreditation and program assessment. Before her transition to higher education, she was a middle school English teacher and an elementary school principal.
Dr. McGriff her master’s degree in educational leadership and her Ph.D. in literacy education from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
RoSusan D. Bartee has been appointed dean of the College of Education at Prairie View A&M University in Texas. With over two decades of academic and administrative experience, she most recently served as a professor and chair of the department of educational leadership and higher education at the University of Central Florida. She has published extensively on topics related to educational leadership, systems change, and institutional development.
Dr. Bartee earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Tougaloo College in Mississippi, a master’s degree in liberal studies from Northwestern University in Illinois, and a Ph.D. in education policy studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Marie-Anne de Graaff has been selected to serve as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Boise State University in Idaho. A faculty member for the past 15 years, she previously served as the college’s associate dean for graduate education, research, and creative activity. She is a professor of biology who studies how climate and land-use affect ecosystem processes that drive the global carbon cycle and how plant roots and soil microorganisms interact to affect soil carbon and nutrient dynamics.
Dr. de Graaff holds a bachelor’s degree in forestry and nature management, a master’s degree in nature conservation and development, and a Ph.D. in environmental science from Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
Heather Phipps has been named site dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest at Western University of Health Sciences in California. She comes to her new role from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Washington, where she was assistant dean of clinical education, strategic partnerships, and faculty development; chief of the division of surgery; and an associate professor of orthopedic surgery.
Dr. Phipps holds a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Ohio University and an MBA from Washington State University.
Melissa Delikat has been named dean of students at Riverland Community College in Minnesota. Her background includes over a decade of leadership experience in student affairs, academic advising, career development, and teaching. Previously, she was director of the Center for Career & Calling at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington.
Dr. Delikat is a graduate of Washington State University, where she majored in social sciences. She holds a master’s degree in education and a Ph.D. in community college leadership from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.