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Three Women Who Have Been Appointed University Diversity Officers

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed University Diversity Officers

Rashanda Booker is the inaugural chief diversity officer at Fresno State University in California. Cara Takakjian has been named associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Dan’Talisha Deans was appointed the director of development for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at the University of Pittsburgh.

Universities Appoint Three Women to Diversity Positions

Universities Appoint Three Women to Diversity Positions

Cynthia Pickett has been appointed the presidential associate for inclusion and chief diversity officer at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Tracie Ransom is the assistant dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion at Tulane Law School in New Orleans and Gina Dent is the associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Humanities Division at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Three Woman Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Three Woman Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Melissa González, has agreed to serve as interim chief diversity officer for the 2023-24 academic year at Davidson College in North Carolina. Emily Glodzik was named coordinator of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Scranton campus of Pennsylvania State University and Aja Rodriguez is the new director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Maryville College in Tennessee.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Diversity Positions

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Diversity Positions

Randi Congleton was appointed chief diversity and inclusion officer at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Christine Julien was named director of the new Center for Equity in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and Nicole Arleane Roberson is the new chief diversity officer at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed Diversity Officers in Higher Education

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed Diversity Officers in Higher Education

Jessica Funes is the inaugural coordinator for inclusion in the Office of Veterans Affairs at the City University of New York. Jennifer Hamer was appointed special adviser to the president of Pennsylvania State University for institutional equity and Sandra Mitchell will become the inaugural senior diversity officer at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in St. Joseph, Minnesota.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Lynne M. Holden was named senior associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. Rana Johnson was appointed the inaugural vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Kansas State University and Jenn Hunter was named chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for the Big 12 athletic conference.

Four Women Who Are Taking on New Roles Relating to Diversity in Higher Education

Four Women Who Are Taking on New Roles Relating to Diversity in Higher Education

The four women who have been appointed to diversity positions are Victoria Shannon Sahani at Boston University, Shawna Nesbitt at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Nicole Hodges Persley at the University of Kansas, and Barbara Lofton of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Courtney Howard has been named the chief diversity officer at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Dana Murray Patterson is the new chief diversity officer at Wingate University in North Carolina and Keisha Booker was named assistant director for the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.

Four Women Who Have Been Apppointed Chief Diversity Officers at Universities

Four Women Who Have Been Apppointed Chief Diversity Officers at Universities

The four women named chief diversity officers are Natalie Page at St. Xavier University in Chicago, Tiffany R. Hinton at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina, Kiwana McClung at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and Khalilah Shabazz at Butler University in Indianapolis.

Three Universities Announce the Appointment of Women to Diversity Positions

Three Universities Announce the Appointment of Women to Diversity Positions

Ella Kiselyuk was appointed chief human resources & diversity officer at Florida A&M University. Shannon Bradley is the inaugural chief diversity and inclusion officer for Keck Medicine at the University of Southern California and Barbara J. Lawrence was named director of the Division of Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed Diversity Officers at Colleges and Universities

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed Diversity Officers at Colleges and Universities

Taking on new duties relating to diversity are Alesia LeSane at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, Amanda Ybarra at South Puget Sound Community College in Olympia, Washington, Nkenge Friday at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Jamila Jefferson-Jones at the University of Kansas School of Law.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Leadership Positions in Higher Education Relating to Diversity

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Leadership Positions in Higher Education Relating to Diversity

Anju Reejhsinghani is the inaugural vice chancellor for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Karin Lee is the chief diversity officer for the athletics program at the University of Alabama and Kathy Goodridge-Purnell is the new senior advisor to the president on diversity at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tennessee.

Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts at Colleges and Universities

Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts at Colleges and Universities

Taking on new roles relating to diversity in higher education are Jonencia Wood at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, Karen Nelson at Herzing University, which is based in Milwaukee, Brooke Vick at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Pamela Ross-McClain at Delta College in Frankenlust Township, Michigan, and Adrienne Morgan at the University of Rochester in New York.

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Taking on new roles relating to diversity are Myra Blanco at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Joyce Sackey at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stephanie Potts at Danville Area Community College in Illinois, and Ufuoma C. Abiola at Princeton University in New Jersey.

A Check-Up on the Progress of Women in Academic Radiology

A Check-Up on the Progress of Women in Academic Radiology

In 2019, women were more than 51 percent of all students enrolling in U.S. medical schools. But women were only 27 percent of all residents in radiology. Although progress has been made, women remained vastly underrepresented in radiology faculty at U.S. medical schools.

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Officer Positions at Universities

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Officer Positions at Universities

The new diversity officers are Tina Simpson at the School of Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans, Alisa Macksey at La Salle University in Philadelphia, J. Camille Hall at the University of Missouri Kansas City, and Greneda Johnson at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

Four Women in Higher Education Who Are Taking on New Roles as Diversity Officers

Four Women in Higher Education Who Are Taking on New Roles as Diversity Officers

The four women who have been appointed to administrative roles relating to diversity are Rochelle D. Smith at Saint Louis University in Missouri, Jane Irungu at Utah State University, Brianna Williams at Norfolk State University in Virginia, and Alaina Macaulay at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

A Trio of Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

A Trio of Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

Delia Saenz was named vice chancellor and chief diversity officer at the University of California Merced. Anya Dani is the new director of community engagement and inclusive practice in the conservation of cultural heritage at UCLA and Francellis Quiñones has been selected as the first chief officer of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion for Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

A Trio of Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Posts Relating to Diversity

A Trio of Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Posts Relating to Diversity

Taking on new administrative roles relating to diversity are Alisa Macksey at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Lydia Contreras at the University of Texas at Austin, and Lakesha Butler at University of Florida Health.

Three Selective Colleges Announce the Appointment of Women to Diversity Positions

Three Selective Colleges Announce the Appointment of Women to Diversity Positions

Eloísa Gordon-Mora was named chief diversity officer at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. Phyllis Esposito was appointed vice president and dean for institutional diversity at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and Sheila Lloyd was named senior vice president for justice, equity, and antiracism at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Thelathia “Nikki” Young was appointed vice president for institutional equity and access at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Emanuela Kucik was named faculty fellow for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Annie McGowan is the new vice president in the Office of Diversity at Texas A&M University.

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative responsibilities relating to diversity are Tiffany Baffour at the University of Utah, AJ Mazaris at Salem College in Winton-Salem, North Carolina, E. Cheryl Ponder at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Malika Carter at James Madson University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed University Diversity Officers

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed University Diversity Officers

Taking on new roles relating to diversity are Marcella Gomez at the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Rockell Brown Burton at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in New York, and Doris Fields is serving as interim chief diversity officer at Eastern Michigan University.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity-Related Posts in Higher Education

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity-Related Posts in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative roles relating to diversity issues are Araceli Martinez at Chapman University in Orange, California, Heather Moore Roberson at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and Jamie Parson at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Roles in Higher Education Relating to Diversity

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Roles in Higher Education Relating to Diversity

Taking on new roles n higher education relating to diversity are Tabbye M. Chavous at the University of Michigan, Catherine Chan at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wendy Smooth at Ohio State University, and Cheryl Nuñez at the College of Wooster in Ohio.

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

The four women appointed to diversity posts are Bobbie Porter at California State University, Dominguez Hills, Pamela Braboy Jackson at Indiana University in Bloomington, Tomarra Adams at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, and Damira Grady at Madson College in Wisconsin.

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Post in Higher Education

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Post in Higher Education

Taking on new duties as diversity officers are Belinda Waller-Peterson at Moravian University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Tiffany G. Townsend at Purdue University Global, Kristin Dukes at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, and Narketta Sparkman-Key at James Madson University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Diversity Positions

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Diversity Positions

The three women appointed to diversity posts are Michelle Fontes at the University of Rhode Island, Ranna Parekh at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and TiShaunda McPherson at the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago.

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative roles relating to diversity are Inginia Genao at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Jacqueline M. Gatson at the Purdue for Life Foundation, Crasha Townsend at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Dionne Jackson at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

Universities Announce the Appointment of Three Women to Diversity Positions

Universities Announce the Appointment of Three Women to Diversity Positions

Mary Grace A. Almandrez was appointed vice president for diversity and inclusion at Syracuse University in New York. Christine Navia, has been named vice president for inclusive excellence at Marquette University in Milwaukee and Salome Nnoromele was appointed interim vice president for diversity and inclusion at Ohio University.

A Trio of Women Appointed to New Positions as Diversity Officers

A Trio of Women Appointed to New Positions as Diversity Officers

Jennifer Rosales is the chief diversity officer at Barnard College in New York City. Trachette Jackson is the assistant vice president for research for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at the University of Michigan and Risë Nelson was appointed director of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Yale University Library.

Grading the Schools With the Largest Athletic Programs on Their Gender Diversity in Leadership Posts

Grading the Schools With the Largest Athletic Programs on Their Gender Diversity in Leadership Posts

The latest report on the status of women and racial and ethnic minorities in leadership positions at the 130 educational institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCCA has been released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida. These are generally the schools with the nation’s largest athletic programs.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative roles relating to diversity are Jennifer PeeksMease at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Marquise Loving-Kessee at Hinds Community College, based in Raymond, Mississippi, and Annazette Houston at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida.

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed Diversity Officers at Colleges and Universities

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed Diversity Officers at Colleges and Universities

Taking on new roles relating to diversity are Alisha Knight at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, Monique L. Akassi at West Liberty University in West Virginia, Sherrica Davis-Hunt at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and Ophelie Rowe-Allen at the University of New Haven in Connecticut.

Three Women Appointed to Posts Overseeing Campus Diversity at State Universities

Three Women Appointed to Posts Overseeing Campus Diversity at State Universities

Taking on new administrative roles related to diversity are Lotte N. Dyrbye at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Kendra N. Cadogan at the State University of New York at Oswego, and Donyell Roseboro at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.