All Entries in the "Leadership" Category
Veronica Hipolito to Lead South Mountain Community College in Arizona
Hipolito has over two decades of experience in higher education and community college leadership. She has spent the past five years as vice president of student affairs for Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
Catherine Edmonds Appointed Interim Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University
For the past two years, Dr. Edmonds has served as chief of staff at North Carolina Central University. She has extensive experience in North Carolina education, in both K-12 and university settings.
Two Women Leaders Named Chief Academic Officers at Universities
The new chief academic officers are April Massey at the University of the District of Columbia and Gloria Waters at Boston University.
University of La Verne President Pardis Mahdavi Abruptly Resigns After Ten Months
On June 7, Dr. Pardis Mahdavi announced her immediate resignation as president of the University of La Verne in California, after holding the position for less than a year. She was the second woman to serve in the role.
New Dean Appointments for a Dozen Women Scholars
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Bonita Brown Named the Fourteenth Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University
Earlier in her career, Bonita Brown served as an assistant attorney with Winston-Salem State University. On July 1, she will return to the university as its fourteenth chancellor.
Diane Watkins Named Fifteenth President of Northern Oklahoma College
Diane Watkins has been with the Northern Oklahoma College community for nearly two decades. She has served as vice president of the Stillwater campus for the past five years, and served as the college’s interim president for six months prior to her official appointment.
Indiana University-Northwest Selects Vicki Román-Lagunas as Interim President
Dr. Román-Lagunas has nearly three decades of experience in academic and administrative roles in higher education. She has spent the past seven years as executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at IU-Northwest
Four Women Leaders Who Have Received University Provost Appointments
The new provosts are Angela Peters at Voorhees University, Susan Bon at Pittsburg State University, Terri Gomez at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and Denise Jones Gregory at Jackson State University.
Ivy Tech Community College President Announces Her Retirement
Sue Ellspermann has served as president of Ivy Tech Community College since 2016. Over the course of her eight year tenure, the community college has experience growth in its academic programming, career development offerings, and financial aid services.
Cecilia McCormick Appointed President of the Maryland Institute College of Art
For the past sixth months, McCormick has served as interim president of the Maryland Institute College of Art. Prior to her interim appointment, she spent six years as the first woman president of Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Karrie Dixon Selected to Lead North Carolina Central University
Dr. Dixon has spent the past eight years as chancellor of Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. During her tenure, the university experienced significant growth in enrollment, funding, and employee morale.
Beverly Walker-Griffea to Lead the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential
Dr. Walker-Griffea has been serving as the first woman and first African American president of Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan. She has significant experience in community college leadership, having held academic and administrative posts at schools across the country.
Middlebury College President Laurie Patton to Lead the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Patton has been serving as the first woman president of Middlebury College in Vermont. She has an extensive background in professional organization leadership, having previously served as president of both the American Society for the Study of Religion and the American Academy of Religion.
Former Oklahoma State Representative Jari Askins Named Interim President of Cameron University
Askins has over four decades of experience in public service in the state of Oklahoma in legislative, executive, and judicial positions. She will assume the interim presidency of Cameron University on July 22.
Betty Stewart Appointed Executive Vice President and Provost of Hampton University
“I hope to cultivate a culture of care and support within our university community, advocating for the success and happiness of students, faculty, and staff alike,” said Dr. Stewart. She will assume her position as provost of Hampton University on July 1.
Tuajuanda Jordan to Retire From the Presidency of St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Dr. Jordan has led St. Mary’s College of Maryland for the past 10 years. She has previously held faculty and leadership positions with Xavier University of Louisiana, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Lewis & Clark College.
Maurie McInnis Has Been Named the First Woman President of Yale University
While Yale has previously appointed women as interim presidents, Maurie McInnis will be the first woman to serve as the university’s official president. She has been serving as president of Stony Brook University, a campus of the State University of New York System.
Kristine Dillon Named Sixteenth President of Whittier College in California
After serving as interim president for the past year, Dr. Dillion has been selected to serve as Whittier College’s sixteenth president. She has nearly 40 years of experience in higher education.
Michelle Johnston Appointed President of Georgia Southwestern State University
Dr. Johnston was president of the College of Coastal Georgia. Previously, she served as president of the University of Rio Grande in Ohio and held administrative and faculty positions with the University of Montevallo in Alabama, the University of Louisiana Monroe, and Mississippi State University.
Jennifer Wallace Elected President of the Association of Teacher Educators
Dr. Wallace’s appointment makes her the first alumna and employee of a historically Black college or university to serve as the association’s president. She is an alumna of both Alcorn State University and Jackson State University, where she currently teaches in the College of Education.
Susan Aldridge Becomes the First Woman President of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia
Dr. Aldridge has over two decades of higher education leadership experience, including presidencies at two other institutions: Drexel University Online and the University of Maryland Global Campus.
Ahniwake Rose Appointed President and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Currently serving as the organization’s vice president of congressional and federal relations, Rose will assume her new role as president of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium on July 1.
Susan Stuebner Appointed President of Marietta College in Ohio
Dr. Stuebner has served as president of Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire for the past eight years. She will assume the presidency of Marietta College in Ohio on July 15.
Tricia Paramore Named First Woman President of Hutchinson Community College in Kansas
Dr. Paramore has spent nearly three decades at Hutchinson Community College, holding both faculty and administrative positions. She will assume her presidency on July 1, making her the school’s first woman president.
Elizabeth Chilton Named the Twenty-First President of the University of New Hampshire
Dr. Chilton has over two decades of experience in higher education leadership, most recently serving as provost and executive vice president of the Washington State University System and chancellor of the university’s Pullman campus.
Monica Christopher Named the Inaugural President of the Dallas Campus of Texas Woman’s University
Christopher had served as senior vice president and chief giving and community impact officer at the Communities Foundation of Texas. She joined the organization in 2008 and served on the executive leadership team since 2016.
The First Black Women to Serve as President of the American Historical Association
Thavolia Glymph is the Peabody Family Distinguished Professor of History and professor of law at Duke University. She is the past president of the Southern Historical Association.
Michigan State University to Launch a Women’s Leadership Accelerator
The Broad College of Business at Michigan State University has received a major gift from Apple executive Priya Balasubramaniam to establish the Dashney Women’s Leadership Accelerator, or DWLA, to equip dozens of students each year with the abilities and confidence to pursue professional leadership positions.
Suri Duitch Is the New Leader of Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn
Most recently, Dr. Duitch served as the dean and vice president for academic innovation at Tulane University School of Professional Advancement in New Orleans. Before her time at Tulane, Dr. Duitch worked at the Office of Academic Affairs for a decade at the City University of New York.
A Change in Leadership at Norwich University in Vermont
Karen Gaines was named acting president of Norwich University in Vermont, the nation’s oldest private military academy. Women make up just 28 percent of the undergraduate student body.
Megan Nagel Is the New Chancellor of the Greater Allegheny Campus of Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Nagel joined Penn State Greater Allegheny in 2010 as an assistant professor of chemistry. She earned tenure and was promoted to associate professor of chemistry in 2018. Dr. Nagel has served as interim chancellor since June 2022.
Connie Walton Is the New Leader of Grambling State University in Louisiana
Dr. Walton has been serving as the institution’s provost and vice president for academic affairs and has worked at Grambling for over 30 years. Dr. Walton has been a professor of chemistry at the university. Her research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of molecules that exhibit liquid crystalline behavior and polymer synthesis. She holds two U.S. patents.
The First Woman President of Chowan University in Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Dr. Thomas has been serving as the executive vice president at Davis and Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. She began her service there in 2017 as vice president of enrollment management and institutional advancement.
Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg Will Be the Eleventh President of the University of Tampa
Dr. Dahlberg is currently provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Texas Christian University. Prior to joining TCU in 2019, Dr. Dahlberg served as dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University. She will become president of the University of Tampa on June 1.
