CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Nancy Cantor, chancellor of Rutgers University at Newark, has been named president of the City University of New York’s Hunter College.
Jeffrey A. Doggett, executive vice president, chief financial officer, and chancellor of learning and student success at Merrimack College, in Massachusetts, has been named president of Wagner College, in New York.
Jens Frederiksen, executive vice president for institutional advancement and enrollment management at Fisk University, in Tennessee, has been named president of the University of New Haven, in Connecticut.
Safiya George, dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University, has been named president of the University of the Virgin Islands.
Paul Kreider, vice provost at West Virginia University, has been named interim president of the university’s Potomac State College.
Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, vice president for research and economic development and director of land-grant programs at Central State University, in Ohio, has been named president of the university.
Richard Rhodes, interim president of Texas A&M University-Central Texas, has been named to the post permanently.
Steven Tepper, dean and director of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University, has been named president of Hamilton College, in New York.
Jack Warner, who has served as interim president of Rhode Island College since April 2022, has been named to the post permanently.
Resignations Kwang-Wu Kim, president of Columbia College Chicago, plans to step down.
L. Song Richardson, president of Colorado College, plans to step down and join the faculty at the University of California at Irvine School of Law.
Neal J. Smatresk, president of the University of North Texas since 2014, plans to step down in August.
Retirements Celia Esposito-Noy, superintendent and president of Solano Community College, in California, will retire at the end of June.
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Steven Tepper has been named president of Hamilton College.
CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Nancy Cantor, chancellor of Rutgers University at Newark, has been named president of the City University of New York’s Hunter College.
Jeffrey A. Doggett, executive vice president, chief financial officer, and chancellor of learning and student success at Merrimack College, in Massachusetts, has been named president of Wagner College, in New York.
Jens Frederiksen, executive vice president for institutional advancement and enrollment management at Fisk University, in Tennessee, has been named president of the University of New Haven, in Connecticut.
Safiya George, dean of the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University, has been named president of the University of the Virgin Islands.
Paul Kreider, vice provost at West Virginia University, has been named interim president of the university’s Potomac State College.
Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, vice president for research and economic development and director of land-grant programs at Central State University, in Ohio, has been named president of the university.
Richard Rhodes, interim president of Texas A&M University-Central Texas, has been named to the post permanently.
Steven Tepper, dean and director of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University, has been named president of Hamilton College, in New York.
Jack Warner, who has served as interim president of Rhode Island College since April 2022, has been named to the post permanently.
Resignations Kwang-Wu Kim, president of Columbia College Chicago, plans to step down.
L. Song Richardson, president of Colorado College, plans to step down and join the faculty at the University of California at Irvine School of Law.
Neal J. Smatresk, president of the University of North Texas since 2014, plans to step down in August.
Retirements Celia Esposito-Noy, superintendent and president of Solano Community College, in California, will retire at the end of June.
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS Appointments Gerry Bradley, interim provost at the University of Louisville, in Kentucky, has been named executive vice president and provost.
Jordan Cofer, associate provost for transformative learning experiences at Georgia College and State University, has been named vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of faculty at the University of Minnesota at Morris.
Courtney C. Coile, a professor of economics at Wellesley College, in Massachusetts, has been named provost and dean of the college.
Anne Dahlman, interim associate provost at Minnesota State University at Mankato, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Northern Michigan University.
Ryan C. Hendrickson, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Eastern Illinois University, has been named to the post permanently.
Gibbs Knotts, dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the College of Charleston, in South Carolina, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Coastal Carolina University.
Patrick Pease, associate provost for academic affairs at the University of Northern Iowa, has been named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Central Washington University.
Alexandra Socarides, associate provost for academic programs and a professor of English at the University of Missouri at Columbia, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Emerson College, in Massachusetts.
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Wendy Sternberg, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Occidental College, in California, has been named provost for Bucknell University, in Pennsylvania.
OTHER TOP ADMINISTRATORS Appointments Jeanne Arnold, chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer and chief of staff at St. Francis College, in New York, has been named chief diversity officer at William Paterson University of New Jersey.
Anantha Chandrakasan, dean of the School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been named chief innovation and strategy officer. He will continue to serve as dean.
Miguel Garcia-Diaz, interim vice president for research at the State University of New York’s Stony Brook University, has been named vice president for research, scholarship, and innovation at the University of Delaware.
Gary B. Grant, senior vice president for advancement at the Florida Institute of Technology, has been named senior vice president for advancement and external affairs at Iona University, in New York.
Katie Hall, interim senior vice president for talent, culture, and human resources at Ohio State University, has been named to the post permanently.
April Hay, registrar at Indiana State University, has been named registrar at Ball State University, in Indiana.
Ronnie Hebert, interim vice president for student affairs and dean of students at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, has been named to the post permanently.
Keith Humphrey, former chief of police in Little Rock, Ark., has been named campus police chief at the University of Memphis.
David Lively, senior associate vice president and interim vice president for alumni relations and development at Northwestern University, in Illinois, has been named vice president for alumni relations and development.
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Dannie Moore, vice president for student affairs at Eastern Kentucky University, has been named vice president for student affairs at Sam Houston State University, in Texas.
Marc Overcash, deputy chief information officer and assistant dean of information technology at Emory University, has been named vice president and deputy chief information officer at the Johns Hopkins University.
Chloe Poston, vice president for culture, belonging, and strategic engagement at Dartmouth College, has been named vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Davidson College.
Dinah Ritchie, interim vice president for integrated communications and chief marketing officer at Southwestern University, in Texas, has been named to the post permanently.
Greg Saks, vice president for university advancement at California State University at Fullerton, has been named vice chancellor for external relations and communications for the California State University system.
Kristy Vienne, interim vice chancellor for administration and finance at Lone Star College, in Texas, has been named to the post permanently.
Frank Woodward, associate vice president for university advancement at Lincoln Memorial University, in Tennessee, has been named vice president for university advancement.
Lee Young, vice president for strategic enrollment management at the University of Houston, has been named vice president for enrollment management and student affairs at West Virginia State University.
Retirements John M. Baworowsky, vice president for enrollment management at Marquette University, in Wisconsin, plans to retire.
Janet Lohmann, senior vice president and dean of student affairs at Bowdoin College, in Maine, will retire at the end of July.
DEANS Appointments John Binkley, senior international officer and dean of the College of Extended Education and International Programs at California State University-Monterey Bay, has been named associate vice provost and dean of the College of Extended and Global Education at California State University at San Bernardino.
John Ciorciari, a professor of public policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, has been named dean of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University at Bloomington.
Kristi Clevenger, chair of the education and criminal-justice department in the School of Public Service at Columbia College, in Missouri, has been named dean of the school.
Jean Foret Giddens, dean of the School of Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named dean of the University of Kansas School of Nursing.
Jill Gordon, assistant vice provost for faculty affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named dean of the Levin College of Public Affairs and Education at Cleveland State University.
David A. Jordan, interim dean of the School of Management at Clark University, in Massachusetts, has been named to the post permanently.
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Heather Koopman, chair of the department of biology and marine biology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, has been named dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at Kennesaw State University, in Georgia.
Michael Madritch, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Appalachian State University, in North Carolina, has been named to the post permanently.
David E. McIntosh, interim dean of Teachers College at Ball State University, in Indiana, has been named dean of the School of Education at Loyola University Chicago.
Jacqueline Novak, interim dean of the School of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Walsh University, in Ohio, has been named to the post permanently.
Michelle RoehmKen Bennett, Ken Bennett, Wake Forest University
Michelle Roehm, chair of strategic management and former interim dean of the School of Business at Wake Forest University, in North Carolina, has been named dean of the Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University, in Pennsylvania.
María Scharrón-del Río, interim dean of the School of Education at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, has been named to the position permanently.
Mary C. Schutten, former executive vice president and provost at Central Michigan University, has been named dean of the College of Health Sciences at Lawrence Technological University, in Michigan.
Resignations David R. Silva, dean of the College of Sciences at the University of Texas at San Antonio, plans to step down and return to the faculty.
Retirements McRae C. Banks, dean of the Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, will retire after 13 years in the role.
OTHER ADMINISTRATORS Appointments David Anderson, a professional-practice professor in the department of landscape architecture and environmental planning at Utah State University, has been named associate vice provost for community engagement.
Musa Elbulok, director of institutional research and data analysis at the City University of New York’s Borough of Manhattan Community College, has been named acting assistant vice president for institutional effectiveness and strategic planning.
Tau Kadhi, former vice provost for institutional planning and quality at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, has been named associate vice president for academic administration and dean of graduate studies at Alabama A&M University.
Bob Klein, chair of the department of teaching, learning, and foundations in the College of Education at Eastern Illinois University, has been named associate dean of academic affairs at the University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College.
Finis (Fess) St. John IV, chancellor of the University of Alabama system, has been named executive director of the Shelby Institute for Policy and Leadership at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
Joy B. Tolliver, chief executive officer and founder of the consulting firm Solutions for Antiracism, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity, has been named acting assistant vice president for legal affairs and labor relations at the City University of New York’s Borough of Manhattan Community College.
DEATHS Charles V. Hamilton, a professor who taught at Rutgers University and Columbia University, died on November 18. He was 94. Hamilton wrote Black Power: The Politics of Liberation (1967) with Stokely Carmichael.
Charles Sallis, a former professor of history at Millsaps College, in Mississippi, died on February 2. He was 89. With James W. Loewen, Sallis wrote Mississippi: Conflict & Change (1974), a high-school textbook that offered a frank view of the state’s history.
Clyde Taylor, a scholar in Black-cinema studies who taught at the University of California at Los Angeles and New York University, died on January 24. He was 92.
Julia Piper, a data coordinator, compiles Gazette and manages production of the Almanac and Executive Compensation. Email her at julia.piper@chronicle.com.
