Here is this week’s roundup of higher education administrators who have been appointed to new positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Dr. Maggioni comes to her new role with more than 15 years of teaching and leadership experience in higher education. Most recently, she was assistant provost at Massachusetts Bay Community College
Dr. Ryu has taught at Elon University in North Carolina for the past seven years. She was recently honored by the Mathematical Association of America for her dedication to undergraduate mathematics education, mentorship, and research.
The new deans are Carrie Hoverman Colla at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Caddie Putnam Rankin at Washington College in Maryland, Dawna Jones at Duke University in North Carolina, and Sarah Hartman at Tusculum University in Tennessee.
Dr. Shah is the Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases and associate dean for translational research at the Duke University School of Medicine. She will serve as president-elect of the American Heart Association in 2026–2027, followed by a one-year term as president in 2027–2028.
Dr. McKinney recently retired earlier this year as a professor emerita of music at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. She served as founding director of the university's graduate and undergraduate programs in music therapy.
The Bass Society of Fellows was established at Duke University in North Carolina in 1996 through a $10 million donation from Anne T. and Robert Bass. Fellows hold a named professorship for five years and retain lifetime membership in the society.
This year the American Philosophical Society granted membership to 33 Americans. Of these, 12 are women with ties to the academic world in the United States.
Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 22 faculty members in the School of Medicine. The distinction honors faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in advancing science and improving human health. Nine of the 22 new Distinguished Professors are women.
The new deans are Mary Frances Luce at Duke University in North Carolina, Gabrielle Rachael Thomas at Yale University, Karen Drenkard at George Mason University in Virginia, Nicole Kong at Purdue University in Indiana, and Natalie Bayer at Drake University in Iowa.
