All Entries in the "Leadership" Category
Case Western Reserve University to Hold Leadership Lab for Women in Manufacturing
The Leadership Lab, taught by faculty from the university’s Weatherhead School of Management, will offer sessions on bias barriers and opportunities, high-impact leadership, and skills and strategies for leadership in manufacturing.
The First Woman President of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
Kathy Brittain Richardson currently serves as provost and professor of communication at Berry College in Georgia. When she becomes president of Westminster College in July, she will be the first woman to the lead the liberal arts college in its 164-year history.
American Council on Education Aims to Advance Women Leaders in Higher Education
The American Council on Education is urging college and university presidents to sign a pledge to help achieve the goal of having women be half of all college and university presidents by 2030.
The New President of Marygrove College in Detroit
Since June 2015 Elizabeth Burns has served as interim provost at the college. Earlier, she was associate dean for faculty and clinical affairs in the School of Medicine at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.
Lisa Larson Named President of Eastern Maine Community College
Dr. Larson has been serving as vice president for academic and student affairs at Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Earlier in her career, she was interim president of North Hennepin Community College.
Changes in Community College Leadership in California
Deborah Budd, the former president of Berkeley City College, was appointed chancellor of the San Jose-Evergreen Community College District. Krista Johns was appointed interim president of Berkeley City College to replace Dr. Budd.
Two Women Among Four Finalists for Dean of the University of Wyoming Libraries
Catherine Hamer is associate director for user services for the University of Texas Libraries and Marilyn Moody is dean of the library at Portland State University in Oregon.
Iowa State University Announces Finalists for Senior Vice President of Student Affairs
One of the three finalists for the position is a woman. Lori Ressor is vice president for student affairs at the University of North Dakota. She has served in this position since 2011.
Dixie Lee Thompson Is a Finalist for Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee in Knoxville has announced three finalists for the position of vice provost and dean of the Graduate School. Dixie Lee Thompson, a professor of kinesiology at the university, is the only woman among the three finalists.
University of Texas at Austin Names Its Next Provost
Maurie D. McInnis currently serves as vice provost for academic affairs and a professor of art history at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She will begin her new duties in Austin on July 1.
Two New Leaders for Community Colleges in Minnesota
Joyce Helens, president of St. Cloud Technical and Community, will serve as acting president of Rochester Community and Technical College. While President Helens serves in Rochester, Peg Shroyer will be acting president at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. She is vice president for academic affairs at the college.
Laurie Roades Is a New Dean at California State University, Fullerton
Laurie A. Roades was appointed dean of the College of Health and Human Development at California State University, Fullerton. She was a professor and associate dean in the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona.
The Next Leader of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut
Gladis Kersaint is a professor of mathematics education and associate dean of the College of Education at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She will begin her new duties at the University of Connecticut in July.
A Change in Leadership Announced at Mount Holyoke College
President Lynn Pasquerella has announced that she will step down at the end of the academic year to become president of the Association of American Colleges & Universities. Sonya Stephens will serve as acting president for three years beginning on July 1.
Susan Hockfield to Lead the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Susan Hockfield, president emerita of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will officially become president-elect at the conclusion of the 182nd annual meeting of the association in Washington this coming February. A year later, she will become the association’s president.
The Next President of the University of Wyoming
Dr. Laurie Stenberg Nichols will become the 26th president of the University of Wyoming. She will be the school’s first woman president in its 130-year history.
Diana Phillips Appointed President of Harford Community College in Maryland
Since 2014, Dr. Phillips has been the chief executive officer of the Community College of the University of the District of Columbia. Dr. Phillips has previously held senior positions at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey, and Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York.
Sue J. Mattison Named the Next Provost at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa
Since 2011, Dr. Mattison has served as dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Earlier, she served in several faculty and administrative roles during a 21-year career at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.
Merry Wiesner-Hanks to Lead the World History Association
Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks is a Distinguished Professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She will serve for two years as vice president and president-elect and then become president of the World History Association in 2018.
The New Provost at Berkeley College
Beth M. Castiglia had been serving as dean of the Larry L. Luing School of Business at Berkeley College. She is the former dean of the School of Business of Felican University in Lodi, New Jersey.
One Woman Among the Finalists for President of the University of Wyoming
Since 2009, Laurie Stenberg Nichols has served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at South Dakota State University. For the 2008-09 academic year, Dr. Nichols was the interim president of Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Towson University Names Kim Schatzel as Its Next President
Dr. Schatzel has been serving as interim president, provost, and executive vice president for academic affairs at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. She is the former dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Dr. Schatzel will become president of Towson University on January 25.
Georgia Regents University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership Announces Dean Candidates
Angela Sharkey, associate dean for faculty affairs and professional development and a professor of pediatrics at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri, is one of two finalists for the post.
University of Georgia Program Aims to Train Women Faculty Members for Leadership Posts
The goal of the Women’s Leadership Fellows program is to have women faculty members hone their leadership skills in order to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities available to women at leading research universities.
Mary-Rita Moore Is the New President of Triton College in River Grove, Illinois
Mary-Rita Moore has been serving as interim president of Triton College since January. Previously she was associate vice president of strategic planning at the college, which is located just west of Chicago.
Two Women Are Finalists for President of the University of Maine at Fort Kent
Sharon Hart is president of Northern Marianas College in the western Pacific and Lenore Koczon is vice president for academic affairs at Minot State University in North Dakota.
The Next President of the Salk Institute
Elizabeth Blackburn was named the next president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, effective January 1. The University of California, San Francisco molecular biologist won the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.
Jamel Santa Cruze Bell to Lead Eureka College in Illinois
The board of trustees of Eureka College in Illinois has named Jamel Santa Cruze Bell as interim president of the educational institution, effective July 1, 2016. She currently serves as vice president for strategic and diversity initiatives.
University of Texas Introduces the “Rooney Rule” for High-Level Administrative Searches
William H. McRaven, chancellor of the University of Texas System is instituting a new rule for all administrative searches for deans and higher posts in the 14-campus system. At least one woman must be included in the final pool of candidates for all high-level administrative positions.
The College of Wooster Chooses Sarah Bolton as Its Next President
Dr. Bolton currently serves as dean of the college and a professor of physics at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. She will become the twelfth president of the College of Wooster on July 1, 2016.
One Woman Among Three Finalists to Lead the Meridian Campus of Mississippi State University
Deborah Heslep is dean of enrollment management and director of admissions marketing at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi.
Mary Hendrix Named President of Shepherd University in West Virginia
Dr. Hendrix has been serving as president and chief scientific officer of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
The Founding Dean of the Medical School at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Barbara Atkinson, a professor emerita at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, has spent the past 18 months as planning dean at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In this role she has hired faculty and staff, raised funds, and developed curriculum.
President of Wittenberg University Abruptly Resigns From Her Post
Laurie M. Joyner, the president of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, announced that she was stepping down from her post immediately. She has been president of the university since 2012 and was the first woman to lead the university.
Julie Wollman Appointed the Tenth President of Widener University
Since June 2012, Dr. Wollman has been serving as president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Previous to that appointment, Dr. Wollman served as vice president for academic affairs at Wheelock College in Boston.
