The new deans are Pearl Sandick at the University of Utah, Mo Zell at the University of Hawaiʻi, Rebecca Bott-Knutson at Virginia Tech, Jessica Lang at Fordham University, Kimberly R. Moffitt at Howard University, Kate Murphy at California Polytechnic State University, and Sarah Clark at Brigham Young University.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
One of the two longest-serving deputy mayors in the history of the city of New York, Robles-RomaÌn served as general counsel to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg during his 12 years in office. Robles-RomaÌn also served on the City University of New York board of trustees for 14 years and was most recently general counsel and dean of the faculty at Hunter College in New York City.
At the University of Tulsa College of Law, Professor McCormick founded the Immigrant Rights Project. She was the first associate dean of experiential learning, interim dean in the fall 2001 semester, and served for several semesters as the associate dean of academic affairs.
The new deans are Lerzan Aksoy at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University in New York, Megan Ranney at the Yale School of Public Health, Jenise M. Snyder at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, Alma B. Littles at the College of Medicine at Florida State University, and Jennifer Frey at the Honors College at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma.
Bunker became the director of the Cornell University Press in March 2020. She is the first woman to serve in this role since the press was founded in 1869. From 2010 to 2020, she was director of Northwestern University Press. She previously served as associate director and editor-in-chief at the State University of New York Press.
Dr. Simpson has been serving as vice president of student services and Regional Learning Centers at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. Earlier, she served as the administrator overseeing retention and student success at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York.
Tania Tetlow has served as president of Loyola New Orleans since August 2018. Prior to being named president of Loyola, she was senior vice president and chief of staff at Tulane University from 2015 to 2018. She is a former federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Virginia Roach, executive director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, is this year's recipient of the New York Academy of Public Education's Medalist Award, given annually to one individual who demonstrates a commitment to improving the public education system.
Dr. Cuenca was awarded the 2021 Van Courtlandt Elliott Prize from the Medieval Academy of America. The award recognizes an outstanding first published article in the field of medieval studies.
Dr. Luna has been serving as interim dean since July 2019 and previously was a professor of social work at the university. Her research focuses on substance use disorders, mood disorders, spirituality, parental roles, mental health outcomes in minorities, and psychosocial functioning.
