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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education highlights 25 outstanding women during Women’s History Month.
FAIRFAX, Va. — In honor of Women’s History Month, Diverse will publish its eleventh annual special report recognizing the contributions of women to higher education.
The March 3, 2022 edition will highlight 25 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 2022 class of leading women in higher education are (in alphabetical order):
1. Ivy Banks, Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Xavier University (OH)
2. Amy Bokker, Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach, The Ohio State University
3. Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis, President, American Psychological Association
4. Dr. Cheron Davis, Associate Professor of Reading Education, Florida A&M University
5. Dr. La Quita Frederick, Faculty Director and Associate Professor of the Practice for the Sport Industry Management (SIM), Master of Professional Studies (MPS) program, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies
6. Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles, President, Association for Study of Higher Education; Professor of Education, North Carolina State University
7. Dr. Noël S. Harmon, President, Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
8. Saray Lopez, Director, Office of Educational Equity, University of Phoenix
9. Dr. Beverly Malone, President and CEO, National League for Nursing
10. Crystal Rhae McCormick, Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer and Special Advisor to the President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Duquesne University
11. Dr. Cynthia McCurren, Dean & Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan-Flint
12. Dr. Catherine Millett, Senior Research Scientist, ETS
13. Dr. Carlota Ocampo, Provost, Trinity Washington University
14. Dr. Theresa A. Powell, Vice President for Student Affairs, Temple University
15. Tondra Richardson, Director, Office of Educational Equity, University of Phoenix
16. Dr. Bettina C. Shuford, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
17. Tiffany Taylor Smith, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Dayton
18. Dr. Amanda Stent, Director, Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence; Professor, Computer Science, Colby College
19. Sonja O. Stills, Commissioner, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
20. Dr. Carroll Ann Trotman, Dean, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University
21. Dr. Marissa Vasquez, Assistant Professor & Associate Director, Community College Equity Assessment Lab, San Diego State University
22. Dr. Roberta Waite, Associate Dean of Community-Centered Health & Wellness and Academic Integration, Drexel University
23. Dr. Lori S. White, President, DePauw University
24. Dr. Melva K. Williams, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Southern University at Shreveport
25. Dr. Daria J. Willis, President, Howard Community College
For more than three decades, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education has been America’s premier source of timely news, provocative commentary, insightful interviews and in-depth special reports on diversity in higher education. Savvy individuals who appreciate the crucial and ever-changing role that higher education plays in the lives of students, professionals, their families and their communities make reading Diverse a regular habit.
