Tag: College Deans

STEM

Dr. Estella Atekwana Appointed Dean of College of Letters and Science at UC Davis

Dr. Estella Atekwana has been appointed University of California, Davis dean of the College of Letters and Science, effective Aug. 1. Atekwana was a faculty member in the Department of Earth Sciences and dean of the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment at University of Delaware. Atekwana holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geology from […]

July 2, 2021

African-American

Jacqueline Jones Named Dean of Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication

Jacqueline Jones has been appointed dean of the School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University, effective Aug. 1. Jones currently serves as the assistant dean for programs and chair of the department of multimedia journalism. She has worked at several newsrooms including the Baltimore Evening Sun, Detroit Free Press, New York Newsday, […]

June 18, 2021

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Dr. Kimberly Jacob Arriola Appointed Dean of Emory University’s Laney Graduate School

Dr. Kimberly Jacob Arriola has been appointed dean of Emory University’s Laney Graduate School. She also will serve as vice provost for graduate affairs. Arriola is executive associate dean for academic affairs in the Rollins School of Public Health and is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences at Emory. […]

June 15, 2021

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux Appointed Cal State LA College of Ethnic Studies Dean

Dr. Julianne Malveaux, a prominent labor economist and president emeritus at Bennett College, has been appointed dean of the new College of Ethnic Studies at California State Los Angeles. Malveaux is a scholar, author, activist, feminist and columnist. For years, Malveaux wrote a nationally syndicated column about economics, policy and race and served as a […]

June 9, 2021

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Endalyn Taylor Named Dean of University of North Carolina School of the Arts Dance School

Endalyn Taylor – dancer, choreographer and educator – has been named dean of University of North Carolina School of the Arts’s (UNCSA) School of Dance, effective Aug. 1. Taylor previously served as director of Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) School in New York; director of the Cambridge Summer Art Institute in Massachusetts and associate professor […]

June 2, 2021

Latinx

Dr. Jason Irizarry Named First Latino Dean of Neag School of Education at UConn

Dr. Jason Irizarry has been named dean of the Neag School of Education at University of Connecticut for a five-year term, making Irizarry the Neag School’s first Latino dean. Irizarry has been interim dean of the Neag School since March 1. Before, he was associate dean for academic affairs. He is also a professor in […]

May 26, 2021

COVID-19

Deborah LaVine Named Second Woman Dean of UNC School of the Arts Film School

Deborah LaVine has been named dean of the School of Filmmaking at University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), effective July 1. LaVine will be the second woman to lead the film school. LaVine – filmmaker and educator – will lead the conservatory’s film program, focusing on developing career paths for film graduates […]

May 26, 2021

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Dr. Holley Tankersley Named Dean of New College at Coastal Carolina University

Dr. Holley Tankersley has been named dean of the new Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences at Coastal Carolina University (CCU), effective July 1, 2021. Tankersley most recently was associate provost of strategic initiatives and faculty development at CCU. Tankersley has in the past served as CCU associate dean of the Thomas W. and […]

May 25, 2021

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Dr. Battinto Batts Jr. Selected Dean of ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Dr. Battinto Batts Jr. has been selected dean of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, effective July 1, AZ Central reported. Batts – an experienced journalist – has worked as a newspaper crime reporter, lecturer, philanthropist, strategic communications professional, higher ed administrator and nonprofit leader. Batts holds a bachelor’s degree […]

May 17, 2021

Students

Corporate Model ‘Chipping Away’ at Essence of Academy: Five Issues

As universities nationwide are implementing the corporate model, faculty need to deal with issues of how the model is spreading to many aspects of university life and is negatively impacting students, especially first-generation students.

July 22, 2019

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Teachers College Name Dr. Stephanie J. Rowley Provost, Dean and VP for Academic Affairs

Dr. Stephanie J. Rowley, associate vice president for research in the University of Michigan’s Office of Research, has been named the next provost, dean and vice president for academic affairs at Teachers College, Columbia University, effective July 1. Rowley will succeed Dr. Thomas James, who served as the college’s chief academic officer for 12 years. […]

April 16, 2019

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Elizabeth Kronk Warner Named First Dean of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law

The University of Utah has appointed Elizabeth Kronk Warner as the first woman dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, effective July 1. Currently, Kronk Warner serves as associate dean of academic affairs, professor and director of the Tribal Law and Government Center at the University of Kansas School of Law. Deemed a national […]

March 29, 2019