Dr. Jones has influenced social work education at Bellevue University, Talladega College, Tuskegee University, and Alabama A&M University, where she currently serves as director of director of strategic innovation and distance social work education in the department of social work.
Since 2019, Dr. Johnson has been senior vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the University of Alabama System. She will begin her new role in January, overseeing Wisconsin's 13 public universities.
Lesley Reid and Lynne Cossman are the new permanent provosts of the University of Alabama and the University of Massachusetts Lowell, respectively. Brooke Blevins was tapped to serve as interim provost at the University of Idaho.
Dr. Farmer, a longtime professor of business, served as acting president of Augusta College in Georgia for two years and as president of what is now Castleton University in Vermont for six years.
Although it was initially founded as school for women, the University of Montevallo has never had a woman president. Now the university has reached a historic milestone and selected selected Michelle R. Johnston to serve as its next president.
The appointments are Catherine Edmonds at North Carolina A&T State University, Brandy Barker at Eastern Michigan University, Sarah Bartlett at Georgia State University, LeNá Powe McDonald at the University of Alabama, and Nicole Harris at Syracuse University in New York.
Julie Sanford of the University of Alabama, Eileen Boris of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Itohan Osayimwese of Brown University, Jane Grant-Kels of the University of Connecticut, and Rani Sullivan of Mississippi State University have been appointed to leadership positions with professional organizations in their academic fields of study.
Originally trained as a social worker, Dr. Yarber-Allen has worked in higher education for over two decades. Her prior experience includes academic leadership roles with Auburn University at Montgomery and Columbus State University.
To comply with the Trump Administration's demands to end DEI-related programs in higher education, the University of Alabama has eliminated Alice Magazine, a student-run magazine centered on fashion and well-being with an emphasis on women. The university has also suspended Nineteen Fifty-Six, another student-run magazine covering Black student life and culture.
An associate professor and associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, Dr. Sutley researches natural disaster-preparedness, with the goal of helping policymakers ensure people living in hazard-prone areas are kept safe and with stable housing.
“Higher education leaders must be visible, and able to share their institution’s story and clearly articulate the good work being done on campus,” said Dr. Miles “I am personally invested in the continued success of our students.”
