ELIZABETH TOVAR has been appointed executive officer for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Iowa. She has served as interim associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion since August 2020 and has worked in the university’s athletics office since 2013. Tovar holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in clinical psychology and a Ph.D. in higher education, all from the University of Kansas.
A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics
American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.
