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The Next President of Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota
Since 2010 Jose-Marie Griffiths has been serving as vice president for academic affairs at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. She is the former dean of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
NYU’s Julia Wolfe Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Music
Julia Wolfe, an assistant professor of music composition at New York University, was honored for her composition “Anthracite Fields,” a 45-minute multimedia presentation about the plight of coal miners in Pennsylvania.
SUNY Buffalo State Names Its Next Provost
Melanie L. Perreault is associate provost and a professor of history at Salisbury University in Maryland. In 2006, Professor Perreault appeared on the television game show Jeopardy!
Wellesley College President Has Announced Her Retirement
H. Kim Bottomly became the 13th president of Wellesley College on August 1, 2007. Previously, she was deputy provost at Yale University and professor of immunobiology at the Yale University School of Medicine.
University of Colorado Scholar Wins the Pulitzer Prize for History
Elizabeth A. Finn is an associate professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Finn’s research has focused on the spread of epidemic diseases among Native Americans.
Palm Beach State College Names Its Next President
Ava L. Parker is executive vice president and chief operating officer at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland. Earlier, Parker served for 10 years as chair of the Board of Governors of the State University System in Florida.
Fayneese Miller Will Be the Next President of Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Miller currently serves as dean of the College of Education and Social Services and professor of leadership and developmental sciences at the University of Vermont. Previously, she taught for 20 years at Brown University.
Kim Schatzel to Lead Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti
Dr. Schatzel is currently provost and executive vice president at Eastern Michigan University. Before joining the university in 2012, she was dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Kathleen Powell to Lead the National Association of Colleges and Employers
Since 2014, Kathleen Powell has served as assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of career development at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virgina. She previously was on the staff at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
The New Provost at the City University of New York
Vita Carulli Rabinowitz was named provost and executive chancellor for academic affairs at the City University of New York. Since 2007, Dr. Rabinowitz has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at CUNY’s Hunter College.
The Next President of Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas
Colette Pierce Burnette served on the staff at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, from 1999 to 2012 in such roles as vice president for administration, chief financial officer, vice president for information technology, and chief information officer.
President Judith Bense Maps Out Her Future at the University of West Florida
The board of trustees has extended the contract of President Judith Bense until December 31, 2016. She will have a one-year sabbatical and return to the university in 2018 to teach and conduct research in anthropology and archaeology.
Two University Presidents Announce They Are Leaving Their Posts
Penelope Ward Kyle, the first woman president of Radford University in Virginia, will step down at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. Susan Martin, the first woman president of Eastern Michigan University will leave her post this July.
The New President of the American Society for Public Administration
Maria Aristigueta is the Charles P. Messick Professor of Public Administration at the University of Delaware. For the past six years she has served as the director of the School of Public and Policy Administration at the university.
The Next President of Spelman College in Atlanta
Mary Schmidt Campbell is dean emerita of the Tisch School of the Arts and University Professor of art and public policy at New York University. She will become president of Spelman College on August 1.
Dara Dunn Named Acting Chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Since 2013, Dr. Dunn has served as provost and executive vice chancellor at the university. Previously, she was provost at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Dunn holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Texas.
Rhona Free Named President of the University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut
The University of Saint Joseph enrolls about 1,000 women in undergraduate programs. There are approximately 1,600 students enrolled in the university’s co-educational graduate programs. Dr. Free will take office on July 1.
Three Women Scholars Elected to Lead National Organizations
Jane Bray was named chair-elect of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Nancy E. Davidson was named president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research and Gilda Barabino will lead the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering.
Suzanne Shipley Chosen to Lead Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas
Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, has named Suzanne Shipley as the sole finalist to be its next president. Dr. Shipley is currently president of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Alverno College President Announces Her Retirement
In 2004, Mary J. Meehan was appointed the seventh president and the first lay president of Alverno College, a Catholic college for women in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. President Meehan has announced that she will retire at the end of the 2015-16 academic year.
University of Toledo Has Announced the Appointment of Its First Woman President
Sharon L. Gaber is provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas. Earlier in her career she held faculty and administrative posts at Auburn University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The Next President of Ursuline College in Ohio
Christine De Vinne is vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore. Earlier in her career, she was a professor of English and dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Ursuline College.
Four Women Named to Lead Academic Associations
Taking on leadership roles for academic organizations are Marti Rice of the University of Alabama Birmingham, Marcy Driscoll of Florida State University, Janet Lindemann of the University of South Dakota, and Jennifer Cushman of Ohio University.
Shirley Metcalf Named President of Central Oregon Community College
Shirley I. Metcalf has been serving as interim president of Central Oregon Community College in Bend since last September. Before joining the college in 2011, she taught business in the University of Hawaii system for more than 25 years.
The Next Provost at Menlo College in California
Terri Givens has been serving as a professor in the department of government in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Earlier in her career, Dr. Givens taught at the University of Washington.
Wellesley College to Admit Transgender Students
In a letter to the college community, Laura Daignault Gates, chair of the board of trustees and H. Kim Bottomly, president of Wellesley College, wrote that “Wellesley will consider for admission any applicant who lives as a woman and consistently identifies as a woman.”
Kerry Walk Appointed President of Marymount Manhattan College
Dr. Walk is currently serving as interim president of the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. She was named provost there in 2011. Dr. Walk will become president of Marymount Manhattan College on July 1.
Sweet Briar College Announces It Will Close After This Academic Year
Sweet Briar College, a liberal arts institution for women in Sweet Briar, Virginia, that was founded in 1901 on the grounds of a former plantation, has announced that is closing at the end of the academic year.
Colleen Perry Keith to Lead Pfeiffer University in North Carolina
Colleen Perry Keith has been appointed the tenth president of Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, North Carolina, effective July 1. Since 2009, Dr. Keith has served as president of Spartanburg Methodist College in South Carolina.
The New President of the Rhode Island School of Design
Rosanne Somerson has been serving as interim president since January 1, 2014. Previously, she was provost and served for 16 years as chair of the Rhode Island School of Design’s department of furniture design.
Community College President to Step Down to Lead Achieving the Dream Inc.
Karen A. Stout, president of Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, will leave her post at the end of the academic year to become president and CEO of the nonprofit organization, Achieving the Dream.
The Next President of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania
Valerie Smith, dean of the college and the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature at Princeton University, was named president of Swarthmore College. She will take office on July 1.
The First Woman President of La Salle University in Philadelphia
Colleen M. Hanycz has been serving as head of Brescia University College, a women’s college in London, Ontario, that is affiliated with the Catholic Church. She had held this post since 2008.
Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri, Names Its Next President
Jann Rudd Weitzel will take office as the 12th president of Cottey College on June 15. Dr. Weitzel has been serving as provost and a professor of education at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.
Ana Mari Cauce to Lead the University of Washington
Dr. Cauce joined the faculty at the University of Washington in 1986 as an assistant professor of psychology. For the past three years she has served as provost and executive vice president at the university.
