YVETTE MURPHY-ERBY has been named vice provost for diversity and inclusion at the University of Arkansas. She was previously associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the School of Social Work at the institution. Murphy-Erby earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.