Breaking NewsLeadership

Three Women Selected to Lead Professional Organizations in Academia

Alexia Hudson-Ward has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Her appointment begins on July 1, 2025, followed by a one-year term as president beginning July 1, 2026.

For the past five years, Dr. Hudson-Ward has served as the associate director for research and learning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries. Prior to her current role, she was the Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries at Oberlin College in Ohio. Earlier, she served as the associate librarian for reference and instruction at Pennsylvania State University Abington.

Dr. Hudson-Ward is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, where she double-majored in English and African American studies. She holds a master of library and information science degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in the same discipline from Simmons University in Boston.

Natalia S. Rost, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School, has been elected the thirty-ninth president of the American Academy of Neurology.

In addition to her academic appointment at Harvard, Dr. Rost is the C. Miller Endowed Chair in Stroke Research and stroke division chief at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her medical expertise is in vascular neurology, neuroimaging of cerebrovascular disease, genetics and genomics of stroke, and big-data science applications to personalized clinical outcome prediction in acute stroke.

Dr. Rost earned her medical degree from Boston University and her master of public health degree from Harvard.

Ale Kennedy has been appointed chair-elect of the national board of directors for the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Her role begins on July 1, following a one-year term as chair of the board in 2026-2027.

With over 25 years of higher education experience, Dr. Kennedy is the associate vice president and chief human resources officer for Clemson University in South Carolina. Before joining the Clemson administration in 2016, she was interim associate vice president for human resources at Georgia Southern University.

An alumna of Clemson, Dr. Kennedy holds a doctorate in education from Georgia Southern University.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Related Articles

Latest News

Vanya Quiñones Appointed President of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

0
Dr. Quiñones, who has been serving as president of California State University, Monterey Bay, is slated to become the first Latina president of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona on July 1.

Shawna Cooper Whitehead Named the First Woman President of Regis University in Colorado

0
Dr. Cooper Whitehead brings extensive experience in student affairs and academic leadership to her new role. She comes to Regis university from Boston College, where she has served as vice president of student affairs since 2021.

New Provost Appointments for Three Women in Higher Education

0
The new provosts are Alicia Alvero at the City University of New York, Gwen Cash-James at North Idaho College, and Julie Gorlewski at the State University of New York Fredonia.

Sally Coleman Selden Appointed President of the University of Lynchburg

0
Currently provost at The Citadel in South Carolina, Dr. Selden previously worked for the University of Lynchburg for 18 years, ultimately serving as provost. She is slated to return to the university as president on July 1.

Sarah Wisdom Named President of William Woods University

0
Dr. Wisdom, superintendent of New Bloomfield R-III Schools in Missouri, is a four-time graduate of William Woods University. She is slated to assume the presidency of alma mater on July 1.

Latest Job Listings

Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator track, in the Division of Genomic Diagnostics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

0
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track.

Communications Publications Editorial Manager (Website Content Manager)

0
The Website Content Manager serves as the primary website lead for the College, collaborating with team members across design, marketing, multimedia, public relations, and government affairs.

Assistant Senior Instructional Professor in the Social Sciences Core (Social Science Inquiry)

0
The Social Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago is now accepting applications for a full-time Assistant Senior Instructional Professor who will teach in and contribute to the management and administration of the Social Science Inquiry sequence in the Social Sciences Core.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Studies

0
The Department of Cinema & Media Studies at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in the field of media studies.

Instructional Professor in Law, Letters, and Society (Open Rank)

0
The Social Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago is now accepting applications for a full-time Instructional Professor who will teach in the program in Law, Letters, and Society.