Three Women Who Have Been Named to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Nicole Belisle is the new chief diversity officer at Palomar College in San Marcos, California. She had been serving as associate chief diversity officer at San Diego State University.

Dr. Belisle is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she majored in sociology. She holds a master’s degree in sociology and education from Teachers College at Columbia University and a Ph.D. in higher education student affairs from San Diego State University.

Faye Belgrave has been named vice president and chief diversity officer at Virginia Commonwealth University, effective October 23. She has been serving as associate dean for equity and community partnerships in the College of Humanities and Sciences at the university, a position she has held since 2020. She joined VCU in 1997 as professor of psychology.

Dr. Belgrave is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.

Tammy Bennett is the inaugural vice president for inclusive excellence in philanthropy at the University of Cincinnati Foundation. She was the chief equity and inclusion officer at the law firm Dinsmore & Shohl. She also is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

Bennett earned a bachelor’s degree in African American studies and a law degree from the University of Cincinnati.

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