Rachael Van Cleave was named interim dean of the Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. She has been a professor of law at the school since 2004 and has served as associate dean for academic affairs since 2008.
Van Cleave is a graduate of Stanford University and the Hastings College of Law at the University of California San Francisco.
Kimberly A. Horn was appointed the inaugural associate dean of research at George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services. She was the associate director of population health research at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University.
Dr. Horn is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She earned a master of social work degree and an educational doctorate at West Virginia University.
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.