Vice President for Student Development Services
Tarrant County College
Dr. Julie Amon has been a long-time champion of student success and academic excellence. Prior to her arrival earlier this month at Tarrant County College, Amon was vice president of academic affairs at Paul Quinn College (PQC) — the historically Black college in Dallas, Texas. She has also served as vice chancellor for undergraduate education and student success at Rutgers University–Camden. During her five-year tenure at Rutgers University–Camden, Amon was praised for jumpstarting several on-campus initiatives, including the creation of an eLearning Conference and a Digital Teaching Fellows initiative.
Professor, Adult Learning and Leadership
Kansas State University
Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya received an honor this spring that demonstrated her hard work and commitment to sound scholarship. She was promoted to full-professor at Kansas State University. Bhattacharya took to social media to share the good news. With research interests focusing on the social foundation of higher education in the U.S., gender, race, and ethnic studies in education, Bhattacharya emerged as a rising star several years ago. She started her teaching career at the University of Memphis, before landing a position at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. In 2013, she began work at Kansas State University. Having earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Georgia, she now teaches qualitative and research-focused courses.
