"I am deeply honored to join this vibrant community and look forward to building upon the visionary work of my predecessors and the board of trustees to further IAIA’s mission, support student success and programs, and strengthen its national and international presence," said Dr. Lowe, who most recently served as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The four women with ties to the academic world who are winners of this year's Whiting awards are: Terese Marie Mailhot of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Nafissa Thompson-Spires of the University of Illinois, Vanessa AngeÌlica Villarreal of the University of Southern California, and Lauren Yee of Princeton University.
