The five women scholars who have been appointed to new posts are Celeste M. Nelson at Princeton University in New Jersey, Simone T.A. Phipps at Middle Georgia State University, Katy Strzepek at Illinois State Univerity, Amie Grills at Boston University, and Megan Goodwin at Central Michigan University.
The three new provosts are Neeli Bendapudi at the flagship campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Judith L. Bonner at Mississippi State University, and Melanie Hatch at Middle Georgia State University in Macon.