Preterm births in the United States have increased over the past decade, largely due to significant racial disparities in the experiences of Black, Native American, and Hawaiian and Pacific Islander mothers from low-income families.
Dr. Endrijonas was president of Pasadena City College since January 2019. She previously served as president of Los Angeles Valley College. Prior to that, she served as executive vice president of Oxnard College in the Ventura County Community College District. Early in her career, Dr. Endrijonas was career and technical dean at Santa Barbara City College.
Dr. Alva has been serving as the executive vice chancellor of academic and student affairs for the California State University System. Earlier,. she was provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and dean of the College of Health and Human Development at California State University, Northridge.
Since 2019, Dr. Awan has been an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Dr. Awan previously was the vice president of administrative services at San Diego City College and was the acting vice president at San Jose City College.
Following a career in product design, automotive design, and consumer and design research, Hofmann joined the faculty at the college in 2002 first as an instructor, then chair of the product design department beginning in 2010. Hofmann was named provost of ArtCenter College of Design in 2018.
Taking on new administrative duties are Jennifer Chambers-Taube at Washington State Univerity, Vancouver, Rosalind Dale at North Carolina A&T State University, Kelly Frick at the University of Delaware, Debra Bright at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Dolly Horton at Bladen Community College in Dublin, North Carolina, and Nichole Ipach at California State University, Northridge.
The women in new administrative posts are Krupal Amin at the University of North Carolina at Chaple Hill, Danielle Sims Brooks at Wiley College in Texas, Katie Tyler at North Dakota State University, Camaron Loritts at Wake Forest University, Beth Kramer at Simmons University in Boston, Dominique Moye at California State University, Northridge, and Sarah Brown at Northwestern University.
In 2016, Dr. Beck was named the second president of California State University, Channel Islands in Camarillo. Previously, she was provost and executive vice president of Nevada State College in Henderson. Dr. Beck will become president of California State University Northridge on January 11.
Last November, Dianne Harrison, president of California State University, Northridge, announced she would retire on June 30, 2020. Now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Harrison has announced that she will stay on through the fall 20020 semester.
Dianne Harrison, president of California State University, Northridge since 2012, announced that she will step down from her post on June 30, 2020. President Harrison's academic and research areas of expertise include HIV prevention among women and minority populations and higher education issues related to university leadership.
Dr. Walker currently serves as interim president of Georgia Gwinnett College and as associate provost for strategic initiatives and innovation at Georgia State University. She will begin her new duties at California State University, Northridge in July.
Dr. Endrijonas has served as president of Los Angeles Valley College for the past four years. Previously, she served as executive vice president and accreditation liaison officer at Oxnard College in California and was dean of educational programs at Santa Barbara City College in California.
