Dr. Fincher has served as Emory & Henry University's interim president since August 2024. She has been an administrator with the university for over a decade, serving as senior vice president and founding dean of the School of Health Sciences.
At some colleges and universities, a hiring freeze has been enacted due to the pandemic. But with the world's new focus on racism and social justice, the hiring of diversity and inclusion officers at colleges and universities remains at a brisk pace.
Appointed to dean posts are Bridget Terry Long at Harvard University, Constance Relihan at Virginia Commonwealth University, Piyushimita Thakuriah at Rutgers University, Edith Parker at the University of Iowa, Kathryn Graddy at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, and Pauline Sampson at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas.
