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FAIRFAX, Va. — In honor of Women’s History Month, Diverse will publish its ninth annual special report recognizing the contributions of women to higher education.
To be circulated at several annual higher education meetings, the March 19, 2020 edition will highlight 35 women who have made a difference in the academy by tackling some of higher education’s toughest challenges, exhibiting extraordinary leadership skills and making a positive difference in their respective communities.
The 2020 class of leading women in higher education will be (in alphabetical order):
- Dr. Mamta Accapadi, Vice President for Student Affairs, Rollins College
- Dr. Irma Becerra, President, Marymount University
- Dr. Estela Bensimon, Professor of Higher Education, University of Southern California
- Dr. Martha Biondi, Chair, Department of African American Studies; Lorraine H. Morton Professor of African American Studies; Professor of History, Northwestern University
- Dr. Aileen Bumphus, Associate Vice President, University of Texas at Austin
- Dr. Bridget F. Burns, Executive Director, University Innovation Alliance
- Dr. Sylvia Carey-Butler, Chief Diversity Officer, Kennesaw State University
- Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert, Idol Family Professor of the College of Arts and Sciences, Georgetown University
- Ms. Shauna Davis, Executive Director of Holistic Student Supports, Achieving the Dream
- Dr. Carol L. Folt, President, University of Southern California
- Dr. Leslie Gonzales, Associate Professor in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Learning Unit, Michigan State University
- Dr. Eloisa Gordon-Mora, University Diversity and Inclusion Officer, University of Nevada, Reno
- Dr. Christina M. Greer, Associate Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
- Ms. Emily M.S. Houh, Gustavus Henry Wald Professor of the Law and Contracts;
Co-director, Center for Race, Gender, and Social Justice, University of Cincinnati College of Law - Ms. Stancia Jenkins, Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Access and Inclusion; Associate to the President, University of Nebraska
- Dr. Martha Jones, Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
- Mayor Sharon Pratt, Director of the Institute of Politics Policy and History, University of District Columbia
- Eda Davis Lowe, Assistant Vice President, Educational Partnerships, Valencia College
- aretha faye marbley, Professor and Director of Community Counseling in Counselor Education, Texas Tech
- Dr. Deb Mashek, Executive Director, Heterodox Academy
- Dr. Tia Brown McNair, Vice President, Office of Diversity, Equity and Student Success, Association of American Colleges and Universities
- Ms. Jacqie McWilliams, Commissioner, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- Dr. Sara Moore, Assistant Professor and Health Disparity Researcher, Salem State University
- Dr. Alondra Nelson, President; Harold F. Linder Chair, Social Science Research Council; Institute for Advanced Study
- Dr. Harriet B. Nembhard, School Head, Eric R. Smith Professor of Engineering, Oregon State University
- Dr. Marcine Pickron-Davis, Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Dr. DeLaine Priest, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Advising, University of Central Florida
- Dr. Virginia Roach, Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Fordham University
- Dr. Katherine Rowe, President, William & Mary
- Dr. Vanessa Sansone, Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Dr. Heather Shotton, Associate Professor and Director of Indigenous Education Initiatives, University of Oklahoma
- Dr. Mariko Silver, President and CEO, Henry Luce Foundation
- Dr. Nicole R. Stokes, Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Distinguished Full Professor, Saint Joseph’s University
- Dr. Erika A. Taylor, Associate Professor of Chemistry; Director of McNair Program, Wesleyan University
- Ms. Andrea Williams, Chief Operating Officer, College Football Playoff