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Faculty & Staff

Panel Explores Survival Strategies for Administrators of Color

Diverse webcast reflected on the unique burdens placed by institutions on people of color, and in particular, women of color.

March 15, 2022

Bethel University Names First Female President

Bethel University has appointed its first female president, Dr. Barbara Bellefeuille, a longtime vice president at the university. She will assume the position effective immediately.

March 15, 2022

Dr. Barbara Bellefeuille, newly named president of Bethel University

Ithaca College Names Dr. La Jerne Terry Cornish President

Ithaca College's Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name Dr. La Jerne Terry Cornish president. Since August, Cornish had been serving as interim president.

March 15, 2022

Dr. La Jerne Terry Cornish, Ithaca College's newly named 10th president

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Tina King Named President of San Diego College of Continuing Education

March 13, 2022

Faculty & Staff

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons to Step Down as President of Prairie View A&M

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons—one of the nation’s most recognized college presidents—is stepping down as president of Prairie View A&M University.

March 12, 2022

Dr. Ruth J. Simmons

Dr. Richard J. Reddick Appointed Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies at UT

Dr. Richard J. Reddick has been appointed senior vice provost for curriculum and enrollment and dean of the school of undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin (UT).

March 11, 2022

Dr. Richard J. Reddick, newly appointed senior vice provost for curriculum and enrollment and dean of the school of undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

USC Names Dr. Shaun Harper University Professor

The University of Southern California (USC) has named leading racial equity expert Dr. Shaun Harper university professor.

March 11, 2022

Dr. Shaun Harper, university professor at USC, provost professor of management and organization at USC Marshall School of Business, and Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership at USC Rossier School of Education

Dr. Rodney Priestley Named Dean of Princeton's Graduate School

Dr. Rodney Priestley, the Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and vice dean for innovation at Princeton University, will become dean of Princeton's Graduate School.

March 10, 2022

Dr. Rodney Priestley, the new dean of Princeton University's Graduate School

ArtCenter Names First Woman President

ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, CA has announced its next president is Karen Hofmann. Hofmann, an educator, industrial designer, and ArtCenter alumnus will be the institution’s sixth president and first woman in the office.

March 9, 2022

Karen Hofmann, next president of ArtCenter College of Design.

ACE Recognizes San Diego Community College District Chancellor

San Diego Community College District chancellor Dr. Carlos O. Turner Cortez has been named recipient of the 2022 Reginal Wilson Diversity Leadership Award by the American Council on Education (ACE).

March 9, 2022

Chancellor Dr. Carlos O. Turner Cortez receives 2022 Reginald Wilson Diversity Leadership Award.

Faculty & Staff

Queens College History Professor Wins Dan David Prize

March 8, 2022

Dr. Kristina Richardson

Faculty & Staff

New Book Helps Teachers Build Inclusive Lesson Plans

March 7, 2022

Faculty & Staff

California Institute of the Arts has named Steven Lam the next dean of its School of Art.

Steven Lam the next dean of its School of Art. An accomplished administrator, professor, and curator, Lam will assume the role on July 15, 2022.

March 7, 2022

Texas Christian University Names Dr. Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado Chief Inclusion Officer

Benjamin-Alvarado will start the role on June 1, 2022.

March 7, 2022

Dr. Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, Texas Christian University's new chief inclusion officer and senior advisor to the chancellor

Xavier Dillard Wins Wrongful Termination Suit Against Kentucky State University

Xavier Dillard has won his case against Kentucky State University. A jury ruled unanimously in Dillard’s favor, supporting his claim that he should have been protected by that state whistleblower law when KSU fired him in 2018.

March 4, 2022

Kentucky State University

Emily Janoski-Haehlen Named Dean of The University of Akron School of Law

The University of Akron has appointed Emily Janoski-Haehlen as dean of the School of Law (Akron Law). She will be the first woman to permanently hold the position at the school.

March 3, 2022

Emily Janoski-Haehlen, newly named dean of The University of Akron School of Law

Dr. Julie H. Sullivan Named First Woman, First Layperson President of Santa Clara University

Dr. Julie H. Sullivan has been named the 30th president of Santa Clara University, a Jesuit, Catholic institution in Silicon Valley. When she assumes the role on July 1, she will be Santa Clara University’s first woman and first layperson president.

March 2, 2022

Dr. Julie H. Sullivan, next president of Santa Clara University.

Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith Named President of Harris-Stowe State University

Collins Smith will be the first Black woman to lead the university.

February 28, 2022

Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith, current interim president and next appointed president of Harris-Stowe State University.