Brenda McComb has been named interim associate vice provost and dean of students at Stanford University. She was dean of the Graduate School and senior vice provost for academic affairs at Oregon State University. Before that, she held positions at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Kentucky.
Dr. McComb, a first-generation college student, earned a bachelor’s degree in natural resources conservation, a master’s degree in wildlife management, and a Ph.D. in forestry from Louisiana State University.
Tracy Sulkin has been named dean of the College of Media at the University of Illinois. She is a professor of political science and has been serving as interim executive associate dean since May 2017.
Dr. Sulkin holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Western Washington University and a master’s degree and Ph.D. both in political science from the University of Washington.
Braswell comes to her new appointment with extensive leadership experience in state government, including her current role as general counsel to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. In her new role, she will provide strategic oversight for the 16 campuses within Connecticut's public higher education system.
Jennifer Gaither, a lawyer by training, has been a Sullivan University faculty member for the past 25 years. She most recently served as the university's associate provost.
Dr. Crowley has served as provost at Ohio Wesleyan University since 2020. She is slated to become the nineteenth president of Kalamazoo College on July 1.
The three women named to provost positions are Nancy Marchand-Martella at the University of Northern Colorado, Lise Youngblade at Colorado State University, and Randi Storch at Western Oregon University.
Although it was initially founded as school for women, the University of Montevallo has never had a woman president. Now the university has reached a historic milestone and selected selected Michelle R. Johnston to serve as its next president.
The selected candidate should have expertise and experience in theoretical models in labor and public economics as well as in microeconometrics and programming.