Dr. Blankenbaker has served as president of the Tarrant County College Northwest campus since 2017. She recently assumed additional responsibilities as the chief academic officer for the community college's online and in-person campuses.
Indiana University has named three women scholars to lead implementation of the Chicago Principles on their campuses. The Chicago Principles are a statement of values that emphasize the role of universities as places to freely examine, debate and challenge ideas in the pursuit of knowledge.
Dr. Ramaley was the first woman president of three universities: Portland State University in Oregon, the University of Vermont, and Winona State University in Minnesota.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean 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.
Professor Steffens has taught business and financial journalism at the University of Missouri since 2002. She was recently honored by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing for her outstanding career.
Andrews is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in English and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her award-winning manuscript will be published by Yale University Press in March 2027.
Dr. Rooney was president of Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts, for nearly three decades. She arrived on the Dean campus in 1995, shortly after its transition from a junior college into a four-year educational institution.
Mechthild Tegeder of Washington State University, María P. Aranda of the University of Southern California, Andrea Hohmann of Indiana University, and Rupali Chandar of the University of Toledo have all been granted prestigious faculty titles. Professor Karin Öberg was named senior vice provost for faculty at Harvard and Professor Tonya Peeples was appointed a special adviser to the provost at Penn State.
Dr. Blondin currently serves as vice provost for global initiatives at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she has worked for over a decade. A two-time Fulbright Specialist, she specializes in strategic budgeting and internationalization, global learning, and art history.
“Pace has a unique mission rooted in access, excellence, and opportunity, and that resonates deeply with me,” said Dr. Carr-Chellman. “I’m excited to bring my experience in academic innovation, collaborative leadership, and student-centered learning to a community so clearly dedicated to helping students excel and create lives they are proud of.”
Following over four months of interim service, Lisa Lambert has been officially named the twenty-first president of Chatham University in Pittsburgh. She has taught biology at the university for the past four decades.
