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Tag: Appointment
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NY’s Marist College Appoints Fifth President, Two Years After Departure of Last President
New York’s Marist College has named Dr. Kevin Weinman its fifth president, reports the Poughkeepsie Journal, adding that the hire comes 25 months after Dr. David Yellen stepped down as president “in a surprise move for which neither party elaborated on reasons.” President Emeritus Dr. Dennis Murray, who had been president for 37 years prior, […]
July 23, 2021
News Roundup
Dr. Sharnnia Artis Named Vice President for DEI at George Mason University
Virginia’s George Mason University has named Dr. Sharnnia Artis its new vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion. Artis is currently assistant dean of access and inclusion at the University of California, Irvine’s engineering and computing schools. At UC Irvine, Artis established and served as founding director of the Stacey Nicholas Office of Access and […]
July 21, 2021
News Roundup
Tenured Biology Professor Named Dean of Faculty at College of the Holy Cross
Massachusetts’ College of the Holy Cross has appointed Dr. Madeline Vargas as dean of the faculty. A tenured professor of microbiology in the Department of Biology, Vargas has been at Holy Cross since 1995. While at Holy Cross, she has served in various roles. She has been a member of the Strategic Planning Working Group […]
July 21, 2021
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Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange Set To Return to U of Washington Tacoma as Chancellor
Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange is set to become chancellor of the University of Washington (UW) Tacoma on Sept. 16. Her appointment is pending approval by the UW Board of Regents. Currently president of Seattle Central College, Edwards Lange holds previous years of experience at UW, serving as vice president for minority affairs and diversity from […]
July 19, 2021
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Boston’s Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Names Its First Female President
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT), a nonprofit technical and trade college in Boston, has named Dr. Aisha Francis as its new president. She is the first woman to serve in the role in the school’s more than 100 year history. Francis has nearly two decades of higher education and nonprofit experience under her belt. […]
July 13, 2021
HBCUs
South Carolina’s Voorhees College Appoints Dr. Ronnie Hopkins President
Voorhees College, a small, rural and historically Black institution in South Carolina, has appointed Dr. Ronnie Hopkins as its 10th president. Serving as interim president since January, Hopkins is a tenured English professor at Voorhees and was previously the college’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. Before arriving at Voorhees, he served as a […]
July 12, 2021
Latinx
Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis Appointed President of Eugenio MarĂa de Hostos Community College
An “internationally recognized pioneer” in the field of Dominican women’s studies, Dr. Daisy Cocco De Filippis has been appointed president of Eugenio MarĂa de Hostos Community College in the Bronx, part of The City University of New York (CUNY) system. Having served as interim president of Hostos since August 2020, Cocco De Filippis is the […]
July 7, 2021
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Dr. Kia Lilly Caldwell to Take On New Role at Washington U in St. Louis
Washington University (WU) in St. Louis has named Dr. Kia Lilly Caldwell its new vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity. She succeeds Dr. Adrienne D. Davis who served as the university’s first vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity for 10 years. Caldwell comes to WU from the University of North Carolina at Chapel […]
June 18, 2021
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Civil Rights Lawyer, Higher Ed Leader Named Chief Diversity Officer at Baruch College
Civil rights lawyer and higher education leader Elliott Dawes will become the new executive chief diversity officer at Baruch College, a constituent college of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Starting Aug. 2, Dawes will lead Baruch’s Office of Diversity, Compliance, and Equity Initiatives and serve as the College’s Title IX Coordinator, Section […]
June 3, 2021
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UW-Madison Appoints DeVon Wilson to Newly-Created Associate Dean for DEI Position
DeVon Wilson has been appointed associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Letters and Science (L&S). It’s a newly-created position viewed as a “top administrative priority” by Dr. Eric Wilcots, dean of L&S. Wilson is currently the L&S assistant dean as well as diversity coordinator and director for […]
April 12, 2021
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Holocaust Studies Scholar to Oversee Curriculum in New Role at Washington U
Washington University in St. Louis has appointed Holocaust studies scholar Dr. Erin McGlothlin as vice dean of undergraduate affairs in Arts & Sciences. McGlothlin’s appointment comes as the position is being reconfigured to “focus more on the school’s educational mission rather than on operational activities,” said Dr. Feng Sheng Hu, the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished […]
February 15, 2021
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Dr. Vann Newkirk Sr. Named Interim President at Fisk University
The Fisk University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Vann Newkirk Sr. as the interim president of the private historically Black university in Nashville, Tenn. Newkirk has more than 20 years of higher education leadership experience and “his expertise in accreditation matters and programmatic development is nationally recognized, and he has established himself as a […]
August 25, 2020
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