The new deans are Stephanie Pilat, Courtney Catledge, Kala Burrell-Craft, Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Jean VanderGheynst, Marty Sexton, Sarah Jane Rhoads, and Melissa E. Trego.
Following the upcoming retirement of the university's current president, Dr. Laura Carlson is slated to become the interim president of the University of Delaware on July 1. She has served as the institution's provost for the past three years.
“I will approach this role with bold vision — focused on student success, innovation, and national prominence — while building strong bridges with the FAMU community and honoring the legacy that makes this university so special," said Johnson.
“Madison College is poised for transformative success, and I am honored to be part of it,” said Dr. Berne. "What stood out to me was the deep pride people feel for this college and the meaningful purpose behind everything happening here."
The new deans are Patricia Kinser at Virginia Commonwealth University, Julie Baldwin at Central Washington University, Jaqueline Burger at Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania, Saba Rasheed Ali at the University of Iowa, Krystyna Puć at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Mandy Hart at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and Brigitte Vittrup at Texas Woman's University.
Currently serving as chancellor of Washington State University Tri-Cities, Dr. Haynes is stepping in to lead the university's Vancouver campus on an interim basis.
Lisa Lambert has been a faculty member at Chatham University in Pittsburgh for four decades. She currently serves as the institution's provost and vice president of academic affairs.
"My commitment is to uphold the standard of excellence that defines Jackson State in every area of university life," said Dr. Gregory. "As a proud graduate of JSU, I know what this university means to the people it serves because it has shaped every part of my life."
The new deans are Natalya Delcoure at Tarleton State University in Texas, Sarah Beth Estes at Wichita State University in Kansas, Kristina Rose at New York University, Catrine Tudor-Locke at Texas Woman's University, and Carolina Blatt at Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania.
At the University of California, Davis, Chen-Nee Chuah will co-direct the AI Center in Engineering, Chimène Keitner will direct the Center for International Law and Policy, and Afra Afsharipour will lead the Center for Business Law and Society.
Dr. Meighen comes to Concord University from the University of North Carolina System, where she has been serving as a key student affairs administrator for the system's 17 constituent institutions.
Dr. Phillips currently serves as president of Chatham University in Pittsburgh. She is slated to assume the presidency of St. Mary's College of Maryland on July 1.
