Johanna Burton has been named Daniel W. Dietrich, II Director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania. With over 15 years of experience in museum leadership, she currently serves as director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Earlier, she was director of the Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University in New York.
Burton holds a master’s degree in art history from Princeton University, a second master’s degree in performance studies from New York University, and a third master’s degree in art history, criticism, and theory from Stony Brook University.
Elizabeth Hinton has been named the Class of 1954 Professor of History and Black Studies at Yale University. A faculty member since 2020, she currently leads the Yale Institute on Incarceration and Public Safety. Her research on the persistence of poverty, racial inequality, and urban violence in the twentieth-century United States has led to several scholarly publications, including her most recent book, America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s (Liveright, 2021).
A graduate of New York University, Dr. Hinton holds two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in U.S. history from Columbia University.
Christine Dinh has been named the George Lerner University Chair in Otolaryngology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is the first woman in her department to be named to an endowed chair. Currently, she holds several leadership roles at the Miller School, including director of the Vestibular Schwannoma Research Laboratory, co-director of the Auditory Brainstem Implant Program, and vice chair of academic affairs for the otolaryngology department. Her research centers on Schwann cell biology, vestibular schwannoma, and auditory disorders.
Dr. Dinh received her bachelor’s degree and medical degree from the University of Miami.
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.