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Towson University in Maryland Names Melanie Perreault as Its Next Leader
Dr. Perreault has served as Towson University’s chief academic officer since February 2019. She had been provost of Buffalo State College in New York. Earlier in her career, Dr. Perreault was department chair, a full professor of history, and associate provost at Salisbury University in Maryland.
Pamela Monaco Will Be the Next President of Ocean County College in Toms River, New Jersey
Dr. Monaco currently serves as vice president of academic and student affairs at Wilbur Wright College in Chicago, Illinois. From 2014 to 2018, she was dean of graduate and continuing studies at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Earlier, she was vice president for professional studies and chief academic officer at Southwestern College in Wichita, Kansas.
Anne McCall Appointed the Thirteenth President of the College of Wooster in Ohio
Dr. McCall has been serving as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans. Prior to coming to Xavier in 2016, Dr. McCall was dean of the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University in New York.
The College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, Names Its Next President
For the past three years, Glynis Fitzgerald has served as senior vice president and provost at Alvernia University, a private Catholic institution in Reading, Pennsylvania. Earlier, Dr. Fitzgerald served as associate vice president of academic affairs and dean for the school of graduate studies at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain.
Leela Prasad Selected to Lead the American Academy of Religion
Dr. Prasas will serve as vice president, president-elect, and then president of the academy. She will be the fourth Asian American woman and the third faculty member from Duke’s department of religious studies to lead the American Academy of Religion in its 113-year history.
Harriet B. Nembhard Will Be the Next President of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California
A nationally respected leader in the field of industrial and operations engineering, Dr.Nembhard currently serves as dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa. Before coming to Iowa in 2020, Dr. Nembhard was the Eric R. Smith Professor of Engineering and head of the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University.
Claudine Gay Appointed the Thirtieth President of Harvard University
When she takes office on July 1, she will be the first African American and the second woman to lead the university since its founding nearly 400 years ago. Since 2018, Dr. Gay has served as the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She first joined the Harvard faculty in 2006.
The University of Louisville Names Kim Schatzel as It Next President
Since 2016, Dr. Schatzel has served as president of Towson University, one of 12 universities that are part of the University System of Maryland. She also is a professor of marketing. Professor Schatzel previously served as provost of Eastern Michigan University and dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Amy Parsons Will Be the Next President of Colorado State University
Since 2020, Parsons has run Mozzafiato, an e-commerce firm that sells Italian luxury brands imported to the United States. Parsons served in executive roles at Colorado State University – as legal counsel from 2004-2009; as vice president for university operations from 2009-2015; and as executive vice chancellor from 2015-2020.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to Provost Positions at State Universities
Allyson L. Watson will assume the role of interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Florida A&M University. Anne D’Alleva was appointed provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Connecticut and Barbara E. Wolfe will be the new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Rhode Island.
Fumiko Hoeft Named Director of the Waterbury Campus of the University of Connecticut
Dr. Hoeft joined the faculty at the University of Connecticut in 2018 as a professor of psychological sciences. She has also served as the director of the Brain Imaging Research Center. Earlier, Dr. Hoeft taught at the Weill Institute for Neurosciences at the University of California, San Francisco.
Cheryl Nixon Will Be the First Woman to Lead Berea College in Kentucky
Dr. Nixon, an expert in the history of the novel, is currently the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Prior to that, she was the associate provost, English department chair, and graduate program director at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Nicole M. Guidotti-Hernández Is the Inaugural Executive Director of the Mills Institute
Launched with $30 million in funding, the Mills Institute in Oakland, California, is charged with preserving and advancing the legacy of Mills College, which was founded in 1852 and merged with Northeastern University in July after a period of financial instability.
Karen Lee Is the New Chancellor of Honolulu Community College in Hawai’i
Dr. Lee began her 21-year career at the University of Hawai’i in 2001 at the Mānoa campus as the undergraduate coordinator at the Shidler College of Business. She then served in the University of Hawai’i System as associate vice president and executive director of Hawaiʻi P–20 Partnerships for Education, associate vice president for student affairs, and executive assistant to the president.
Kristina Johnson Leaving Presidency of Ohio State University After Less Than Three Years
Kristina Johnson, president of Ohio State University, announced that she will step down at the end of the academic year. Dr. Johnson who became the sixteenth president of the university on September 1, 2020, will avee the second shortest tenure of any president in school history. She had signed a five-year contract in 2020.
Jennifer Rexford Named Provost at Princeton University
Dr. Rexford is the Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor in Engineering and a professor and chair in the department of computer science at the university. She joined Princeton’s faculty as a full professor in 2005.
Jinliu Wang Appointed President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts
Dr. Wang has been serving as executive vice president for research, innovation, and knowledge enterprise at Ohio State University. Earlier she was senior vice chancellor for research and economic development for the State University of New York System and interim president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
San José State University Names Cynthia Teniente-Matson as Its Next President
Since 2015, Dr. Teniente-Matson has been serving as president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio. She served as vice president for administration and chief financial officer for California State University, Fresno from 2004 to 2015.
Lamar Community College in Southeastern Colorado Names Rosana Reyes as Its Next President
Dr. Reyes currently serves as vice president for enrollment management and student affairs at Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Earlier, Dr. Reyes served as associate vice president of the Newburgh campus of the State University of New York. She will take on her new duties at Lamar Community College in March.
Marie Lynn Miranda Will Be the Tenth Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago
Marie Lynn Miranda has been named the tenth chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago and a vice president of the University of Illinois System, effective July 5, 2023. The University of Illinois Chicago enrolls more than 22,000 undergraduate students and nearly 12,000 graduate students, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. […]
Tomikia LeGrande Has Been Selected to Lead Prairie View A&M University in Texas
Since 2018, Dr. LeGrande has served as vice provost for strategic enrollment management at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Earlier, she was vice president for strategic enrollment management at the University of Houston-Downtown. Prior to her duties in Houston, Dr. LeGrande worked at North Carolina A&T State University and Winston-Salem State University.
Universities Announced the Appointment of Two Women to Provost Positions
Mitzi M. Montoya was appointed provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Utah and Rebecca Kohn will be the next vice president for academic affairs at Elon University in North Carolina, effective January 2.
Kim Armstrong Will Be the Next President of Clovis Community College in Fresno, California
Dr. Armstrong, who holds three degrees in neuropsychology, currently serves as the vice chancellor for student, equity, and community affairs at Arkansas State University Three Rivers. Earlier, she was vice president of student affairs at the College of Ouachitas in Malvern, Arkansas.
Catherine Lucey Appointed Provost at the University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Lucey currently serves as vice dean for education and executive vice dean of the School of Medicine at the university. Before coming to UCSF in 2011, Dr. Lucey was interim dean of medicine at Ohio State University. Earlier, she was chief resident at San Francisco General Hospital.
The College of Southern Maryland in La Plata Chooses Yolanda Wilson as Its Sixth President
Dr. Wilson has been serving as vice president of instruction at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. She has been a professor and administrator in the North Carolina and South Carolina community college systems for more than 22 years.
Elizabeth Rider Is the New President of Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania
Dr. Rider has been serving as transitional president since January. She has spent the majority of her academic career at Elizabethtown College teaching psychology and serving in various administrative roles including provost and senior vice president of academic affairs.
A Pair of Women Who Have Been Appointed to Provost Positions
Julie Hurtig has been appointed to serve as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Ohio Northern University in Ada and Kimberly Greer was named interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.
Carol Folt Named Chair of the Association of American Universities
Carol L. Folt became the 12th president of the University of Southern California on July 1, 2019. She served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from July 2013 to January 2019. Dr. Folt’s career in higher education began as a professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Jamila Bookwala Will Be the Next Provost at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania
Dr. Bookwala is the former dean of the faculty and currently is a professor of psychology at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. She has also served as dean of academic initiatives and dean of curriculum and research at Lafayette College. She joined the psychology department faculty in 2001 and has served as department chair.
Eileen Van Aken of Virginia Tech to Lead the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
Eileen Van Aken is a professor and department head in the department of industrial and systems engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dr. Van Aken has been a member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers for 36 years, after joining the organization as an undergraduate student.
Helen Lafferty Will Lead Youngstown State University in Ohio
Alumna Helen K. Lafferty was appointed interim president of Youngstown State University in Ohio, effective January 31, 2023. She has been a member of the university’s board of trustees and will resign from that position. Dr. Lafferty is College Professor of the Liberal Arts and Sciences and a full-time faculty member in the department of education and counseling at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia.
Michigan State University Appoints Teresa Woodruff as Interim President
Dr. Woodruff has been serving as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the university since 2020. Before becoming provost at Michigan State, Dr. Woodruff was dean of the graduate school and associate provost for graduate education at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Anne Killen is the New Provost at the Northeast College of Health Sciences in Seneca Falls, New York
Dr. Killen has been with Northeast College since 2017, when she joined as vice president of academic affairs. Before coming to Northeast, she was associate vice president of the Center for Professional Studies and an assistant professor of management at Keuka College in New York.
Sally Kornbluth Will Be the Eighteenth President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A distinguished researcher and dedicated mentor, Dr. Kornbluth has served for the past eight years as provost at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She also is the Jo Rae Wright University Professor of Biology at the university. Dr. Kornbluth first joined the faculty at Duke in 1994.
Mary H. Van Brunt Will Be the First Woman President of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama
Founded in 1830, Spring Hill College is the oldest Catholic college in the Southeast and the third oldest Jesuit college in the United States. When she takes office in January, Dr. Van Brunt will be the first woman to lead the college in its nearly 200-year history. She is currently provost at Gwynedd Mercy University in Pennsylvania.
