Dr. Watts has more than 20 years of experience in higher education. Before her new presidency, she was senior vice president of student success and advancement at Brazosport College in Texas.
Dr. Logan was in her 13th year of teaching as a professor of sociology at Hastings College in Nebraska at the time of her passing. She had a wide range of scholarly interests, including social justice, criminology, and women's and gender studies.
The new deans are Janet Eckerson at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, Jennifer Schroeder at Georgia Southern University, Melanie Landon-Hays at Western Oregon University, Mingyan Liu at the University of Michigan, Christine Foreman at Montana State University, Tammy Webster at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Annette O'Connor at Kansas State University, and Candace Kuby at Georgia State University.
In 1995, Dr. McPhail was named the first woman and first African American president of Cypress College in California, where she served for three years. Over two decades later, she served as president of St. Augustine's University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Professor Ankerson recently retired from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2025, following three years of service as executive vice chancellor. Prior to assuming that role in 2022, she served as dean of the university's College of Architecture for six years.
At Cornell University, Suzanne Loker taught and researched sustainability and corporate social responsibility in the global apparel industry. She was an early advocate for online learning and developed online graduate courses for other institutions.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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.
Prior to her new role, Dr. Rodriguez-McClellon was the vice president of community relations and governmental affairs at Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh. She has a robust background in higher education, including service as the first African American president of Rochester Community and Technical College in Minnesota.
Throughout her over three-decades-long career at the University of Arkansas, Dr. Christiansen taught both undergraduate and graduate courses on French language and literature and was active in the university's study abroad program.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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.
In 1983, Dr. McElroy became the first Black woman to serve as a full-time faculty member at the University of Washington. From 1995 to 2007, Professor McElroy served as editor of The Seattle Review, a literary magazine based at the university.
