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News Roundup

Dr. Amy Waer Named Dean of Texas A&M University College of Medicine

Dr. Amy Waer will be dean of the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, effective Jan. 1, according to a Texas A&M press release. Waer has been serving as interim dean since September 2019. During her tenure as interim dean, Waer continued to operate as executive dean for education and academic programs for the college. […]

December 22, 2020

Community Colleges

Dr. Vincent June Unanimously Appointed Chancellor of South Louisiana Community College

Dr. Vincent June was unanimously chosen as chancellor of South Louisiana Community College Wednesday, Daily Advertiser reported. June – interim chancellor since late May – begins in the role immediately after being voted in by the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors. “After a thorough vetting process, we believe Dr. June is […]

December 10, 2020

News Roundup

Morehouse Hires Dr. Kendrick T. Brown as New Provost

Morehouse College has hired a new provost, Dr. Kendrick T. Brown, who will work to expand academic curriculum and foster research in science, education, the humanities and the Black experience “in a nation searching to understand the impact of systemic racism,” announced school officials. Brown carries with him more than 20 years of experience as […]

September 1, 2020

News Roundup

Dr. Nicole Pride Named President of West Virginia State University

West Virginia State University (WVSU) has appointed Dr. Nicole Pride its 12th president. Pride comes to WVSU from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University where she serves as vice provost for academic strategy and operations. “I am excited to join West Virginia State University. It is an institution with such a rich history, and […]

July 2, 2020

STEM

Dr. Lorelle Espinosa Joins Sloan Foundation as Director of Programs for Diversity in STEM

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has appointed Dr. Lorelle Espinosa its new program director, a role in which she will lead the foundation’s grantmaking programs aimed at advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in STEM. Espinosa is currently vice president for research at the American Council on Education, where she builds the organization’s research portfolio, […]

June 11, 2020

News Roundup

A. Benjamin Spencer Named First Black Dean at William & Mary

The William & Mary Law School — the oldest law school in America — has appointed A. Benjamin Spencer its next dean. It’s an historic decision as Spencer is the first African American dean of any school at the university. A nationally-known civil procedure and federal courts expert, Spencer is currently the Justice Thurgood Marshall […]

May 24, 2020

HBCUs

Morris Brown Appoints Dr. Kevin James Its 19th President

The Morris Brown College Board of Trustees has unanimously appointed Dr. Kevin James its 19th president. James, who has served as interim president for the historically Black institution since March 1, 2019, will be among the youngest college presidents in the country at age 42. According to Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, chairman of the Morris […]

May 17, 2020

News Roundup

Illinois State University Creates New Position for Diversity, Inclusion

Illinois State University on Monday announced it has created a new position to “move diversity initiatives forward on campus.” The university said it has named professor Dr. Doris Houston to the new position, which is interim assistant to the president for diversity and inclusion. Houston, who is currently chair of the President’s Diversity and Inclusion […]

February 17, 2020

News Roundup

Educational Technology Entrepreneur Named Chair of Hampshire’s Board of Trustees

Hampshire College’s Board of Trustees has appointed Jose Fuentes, an educational technology entrepreneur, as its next chair—a role in which he plans to help update the school’s curriculum, support a major fundraising campaign, implement a sustainable business model and celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary. A 2005 alumnus of Hampshire, Fuentes has been involved in various […]

February 6, 2020

Community Colleges

Dr. Marcia Conston Named 6th President of Tidewater Community College

Dr. Marcia Conston has been appointed the sixth president of Tidewater Community College (TCC) in Norfolk, Virginia. Of the 30 years Conston has worked in higher education, twenty have been devoted to her most recent position as vice president for Enrollment and Student Success Services at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina. “I […]

February 4, 2020

News Roundup

Macalaster College Names Dr. Suzanne Rivera its 17th President

Macalester College has appointed Dr. Suzanne Rivera its 17th president. For the past nine years, Rivera has served as vice president for research and technology management at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) where she was responsible for the school’s $400 million research enterprise. In addition, having served in various local and national social justice organizations, […]

February 3, 2020

News Roundup

National Campus Leadership Council Appoints New Executive Director

The National Campus Leadership Council (NCLC), which works to strengthen student leadership in higher education, appointed Sarah Schultz as its executive director, citing her as a “talented leader in the higher education nonprofit space.” Most recently, Schultz served as deputy executive director of Young Invincibles, a national research and advocacy organization that works to broaden […]

January 30, 2020