The new deans are Julie Akers at Washington State University, Leslie Rissler at the University of Montana, Rhonda L. Mingo at Presbyterian College in South Carolina, Leigh Giles-Brown at Lincoln Land Community College in Illinois, Jasmin Feimster at Pitt Community College in North Carolina, and Kayla Caron at Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts.
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 contact@WIAReport.com.
Pamela Wilks has been named provost of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, and Erin McAdams has been named provost of Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina.
Dr. Gustafson was the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a professor of history at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Professor Gustafson’s teaching and scholarly interests include American immigration history, Swedish immigration, and the history of American women.
