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Amelia Parnell Named President of National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
Dr. Parnell has been with the organization since 2015, serving as vice president for research and policy. Prior to her current role, she was director of research initiatives and director of national survey research for the Association of Institutional Research.
Tabitha Miller Appointed President of Martin Community College in North Carolina
Martin Community College has named Tabitha Miller as its next president. Dr. Miller has served as the school’s chief academic officer for the past five years.
University of San Francisco Selects Eileen Chia-Ching Fung as Provost
Dr. Fung has been officially appointed provost of the University of San Francisco after holding the role in the interim for the past year. She has been a faculty member with the university for over two decades.
Rebecca Tuuri Appointed President of Mississippi Historical Society
“I’m honored to be the president of this dynamic organization that celebrates local and statewide history projects that uplift a more honest historical narrative that can serve as an inspiration to our state and nation,” said Dr. Tuuri.
Laura Stultz Named Provost of Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama
After serving as interim provost for the past year, Dr. Laura Stultz has been officially appointed provost of Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. She has been a faculty member with the college for over two decades. However, Birmingham Southern College has announced that it is closing at the end of the academic year.
Kristi Mindrup to Lead Western Illinois University
Dr. Mindrup has been serving at the university’s Quad Cities campus as vice president of operations. She has been with the university for 27 years.
Laurie Lauzon Clabo Named Provost of Wayne State University in Detroit
“Wayne State is truly a mission-driven university that has tremendous impact not only on the lives of our students, but our entire community, serving as an engine of social mobility,” said Dr. Clabo. “I look forward to working with all members of the campus community to grow and enhance that impact.”
Elizabeth MacLeod Walls Selected as 14th President of Washington & Jefferson College
Currently the president of William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, Elizabeth MacLeod Walls will assume the presidency of Washington & Jefferson College in June.
Camille Davidson Appointed President of Mitchell Hamline School of Law
The Mitchell Hamline School of Law has appointed Camille Davidson as its third president, making her the first Black woman to hold the position. Davidson currently serves as a professor and dean of the School of Law at Southern Illinois University.
Kimberly Lau Named Provost for Two Residential Colleges at the University of California Santa Cruz
College Nine and John R. Lewis College at the University of California Santa Cruz have selected Kimberly Lau, professor of literature, for the provost position, a role she has held in the interim since the start of this academic year.
Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman Appointed President of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
“I appreciate the support I have received from my faculty and trainee colleagues here at UC San Diego along with colleagues from around the world,” said Dr. Gyamfi-Bannerman. “Together we will work to advance our field and our reach, improving patient outcomes and eliminating health disparities.
Rebecca Cunningham Appointed President of the University of Minnesota
Dr. Cunningham joins the University of Minnesota after more than two decades of service at the University of Michigan, where she currently serves as vice president for research and innovation and professor in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine.
Teresa Gould Named First Woman Commissioner of the Pac-12 Athletic Conference
Gould succeeds former Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff, whose leadership was unable to prevent ten schools from leaving the conference over the past two years. Gould’s appointment makes her not only the first woman commissioner of the Pac-12 conference, but the first woman commissioner of any Autonomy Five athletic conference.
Janet Woodruff-Borden Named Provost at the University of Alabama Birmingham
“It is evident that UAB is a place of ambitious goals with a clear commitment to enrich society and improve well-being through education, research, and patient care,” said Dr. Woodruff-Borden. “I look forward to joining this outstanding campus community and working toward achieving our mission.”
Jamila Taylor Named President of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research
“I am eager to set a path for IWPR that builds upon its reputation as a trusted economic and equity think tank, producing ground-breaking research and bold policy solutions that advance gender equality in ways that are meaningful and long-lasting,” says Dr. Taylor.
Nancy Cantor Named President of Hunter College in New York
Dr. Cantor says she is “eager to collaborate with communities across New York City to highlight how higher education can answer the call of what the public needs, now and going forward.”
Shelly Grabe Appointed Provost of Rachel Carson College at University of California Santa Cruz
Shelly Grabe, professor of social psychology, has been selected to lead Rachel Carson College at the University of California Santa Cruz.
Northern Michigan University Appoints Anne Dahlman Provost
Anne Dahlman, interim associate provost and interim dean of global education at Minnesota State University Mankato, has been appointed provost and vice president of academic affairs at Northern Michigan University effective April 1, 2024.
Safiya George Named President of the University of the Virgin Islands
“As a servant leader, I am confident I will be an effective President for the University of the Virgin Islands and will remain humble and grounded with a sincere desire to improve outcomes and the lives of students, faculty, staff, and the community,” says Safiya George, who will assume the role of president of the University of the Virgin Islands this summer.
Bucknell University Appoints Wendy Sternburg as Provost
Wendy Sternberg, vice president for academic affairs and dean of Occidental College, has been named provost of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She will begin her new duties on July 1.
Manya Whitaker Will Be the New Leader of Colorado College
Colorado College executive vice president and chief of staff, Manya Whitaker, has been elevated to interim president effective July 1. Her selection follows the resignation of Colorado College’s first woman of color president, L. Song Richardson.
University of Rochester Appoints Sarah Mangelsdorf to Another Five-Year Term as President
Sarah Mangelsdorf has been reappointed president of the University of Rochester. During her first term, the university experienced record undergraduate applications, research expenditures, and fundraising efforts.
Mississippi University for Women Changes Course on Name Change
In January, the Mississippi University for Women announced that it was changing its name to Mississippi Brightwell University. Many alumni were upset with the name change because it did not reflect what the university is typically called: The W. So now the university has decided that it will now be called Wynbridge State University of Mississippi.
Meridith Randall Named President of Golden West College in California
Meridith Randall has been appointed president of Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California. She has served in the role on an interim basis since last year.
Lynne Coy-Organ Is the First Woman President of Husson University
Lynne Coy-Organ has been named the first woman president of Husson University in Maine. She has served as the university’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs for the past 15 years.
Donna Hedgepath Will Be the First Woman President of Wayland Baptist University
Current provost of Campbellsville University in Kentucky, Donna Hedgepath, has been named president of Wayland Baptist University in Texas, making her the first woman to be selected for the position.
Three Women Scholars Appointed to Provost Positions
The new provosts are Elizabeth Dumont at the University of California, Merced, Marguerite Giguette at Xavier University in New Orleans, and Margaret Brown Marsden at Midwestern State University in Texas.
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.
Angela Olinto Will Be the Next Provost at Columbia University in New York City
Professor Olinto is currently serving as dean of the Division of the Physical Sciences and the Albert A. Michelson Distinguished Service Professor in the department of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Chicago.
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.
The First Woman Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy
Yvette Davids, a native of San Antonio, Texas, is the academy’s 65th superintendent and the first woman to serve in the role. Davis was acting commander of Naval Surface Forces for the U.S. Pacific Command, based in San Diego.
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.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Provost Positions
Newly appointed to provost positions are Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, Anne Dahlman at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, and Diana McGill at Northern Kentucky University.
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.
