Dr. Mimms served as a faculty member at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, for two decades, including 10 years as the founding director of the college's Tacoma campus.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new academic positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
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 [email protected].
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
Since 2014, Dr. LoRusso has held numerous faculty, research, and leadership positions with the Smilow Cancer Hospital and the Yale University School of Medicine. She will serve as president of the American Association for Cancer Research for the 2024 to 2025 term.
“Wayne State is truly a mission-driven university that has tremendous impact not only on the lives of our students, but our entire community, serving as an engine of social mobility," said Dr. Clabo. "I look forward to working with all members of the campus community to grow and enhance that impact.”
The appointments are Melissa Smiley at Wayne State University, Lisa Ferrell at North Carolina State University, Shani Crayton at Alabama State University, Jessica Brown at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Naomi Nixon at Florida International University, Kimberly Shiner at California State University Fullerton, Genita Magnum at Delaware State University, and Marie Harf at the University of Pennsylvania
The four women in new diversity posts are Jamila Lee-Johnson in the Graduate School at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, Katherine King at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Donyale R. Padgett at Wayne State University in Detroit, and Laura Renée Chandler at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
The new center will provide services in five areas: research, teaching, student services, programming and advocacy, and student engagement. Academically, the center will provide a singular space to unify the many scholars who already conduct this work in their own departments.
Dr. Espy has been serving as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio, a position she has held since 2018. Earlier, she was senior vice president for research at the University of Arizona and dean of the graduate school at the University of Oregon.
