Diverse: Issues In Higher Education highlights 35 outstanding women during Women’s History Month

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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):

1. Dr. Mamta Accapadi, Vice President for Student Affairs, Rollins College
2. Dr. Irma Becerra, President, Marymount University
3. Dr. Estela Bensimon, Professor of Higher Education, University of Southern California
4. Dr. Martha Biondi, Chair, Department of African American Studies; Lorraine H. Morton Professor of African American Studies; Professor of History, Northwestern University
5. Dr. Aileen Bumphus, Associate Vice President, University of Texas at Austin
6. Dr. Bridget F. Burns, Executive Director, University Innovation Alliance
7. Dr. Sylvia Carey-Butler, Chief Diversity Officer, Kennesaw State University
8. Dr. Soyica Diggs Colbert, Idol Family Professor of the College of Arts and Sciences, Georgetown University
9. Ms. Shauna Davis, Executive Director of Holistic Student Supports, Achieving the Dream
10. Dr. Carol L. Folt, President, University of Southern California
11. Dr. Leslie Gonzales, Associate Professor in the Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Learning Unit, Michigan State University
12. Dr. Eloisa Gordon-Mora, University Diversity and Inclusion Officer, University of Nevada, Reno
13. Dr. Christina M. Greer, Associate Professor of Political Science, Fordham University
14. 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
15. Ms. Stancia Jenkins, Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Access and Inclusion; Associate to the President, University of Nebraska
16. Dr. Martha Jones, Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
17. Mayor Sharon Pratt, Director of the Institute of Politics Policy and History, University of District Columbia
18. Eda Davis Lowe, Assistant Vice President, Educational Partnerships, Valencia College
19. aretha faye marbley, Professor and Director of Community Counseling in Counselor Education, Texas Tech
20. Dr. Deb Mashek, Executive Director, Heterodox Academy
21. Dr. Tia Brown McNair, Vice President, Office of Diversity, Equity and Student Success, Association of American Colleges and Universities
22. Ms. Jacqie McWilliams, Commissioner, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
23. Dr. Sara Moore, Assistant Professor and Health Disparity Researcher, Salem State University
24. Dr. Alondra Nelson, President; Harold F. Linder Chair, Social Science Research Council; Institute for Advanced Study
25. Dr. Harriet B. Nembhard, School Head, Eric R. Smith Professor of Engineering, Oregon State University
26. Dr. Marcine Pickron-Davis, Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
27. Dr. DeLaine Priest, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Advising, University of Central Florida
28. Dr. Virginia Roach, Dean of the Graduate School of Education, Fordham University
29. Dr. Katherine Rowe, President, William & Mary
30. Dr. Vanessa Sansone, Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio
31. Dr. Heather Shotton, Associate Professor and Director of Indigenous Education Initiatives, University of Oklahoma
32. Dr. Mariko Silver, President and CEO, Henry Luce Foundation
33. Dr. Nicole R. Stokes, Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Distinguished Full Professor, Saint Joseph’s University
34. Dr. Erika A. Taylor, Associate Professor of Chemistry; Director of McNair Program, Wesleyan University
35. Ms. Andrea Williams, Chief Operating Officer, College Football Playoff