CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Monica Christopher, a former senior vice president and chief giving and community-impact officer at the Dallas-based Communities Foundation of Texas, has been named the inaugural president of the Dallas campus of Texas Woman’s University.
Jerry Fliger, vice president for instruction at College of the Mainland, in Texas, has been named president of Bakersfield College, in California.
Bill Jones, chancellor and former president of Columbia International University, in South Carolina, has been named president.
Frank Neville, senior vice president for strategic initiatives and chief of staff at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named president of Millsaps College, in Mississippi.
Meridith Randall, interim president of Golden West College, in California, since April 2023, has been named to the post permanently.
Scott Stallman, provost at the Dunwoody College of Technology, in Minneapolis, has been named president. He succeeds Rich Wagner, who will retire.
Jenny Varner became president of Davidson-Davie Community College after serving as acting president following the death of Darrin Hartness in July 2023.
Resignations Mark Anarumo, president of Norwich University since June 2020, has stepped down after an investigation revealed that he had violated “core guiding values and university policy.” Karen Gaines, provost and dean of the faculty, has been named acting president.
Brian W. Caputo, president since 2019 of the College of DuPage, in Illinois, will step down at the end of June.
Retirements Johnson O. Akinleye, chancellor of North Carolina Central University since 2017, will retire at the end of the academic year.
John McVay, president of Walla Walla University since 2006, plans to retire at the end of the academic year.
Nick Neupauer, president of Butler County Community College, in Pennsylvania, will retire at the end of the year.
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Frank Neville, senior vice president for strategic initiatives and chief of staff at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named president of Millsaps College, in Mississippi.
CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Monica Christopher, a former senior vice president and chief giving and community-impact officer at the Dallas-based Communities Foundation of Texas, has been named the inaugural president of the Dallas campus of Texas Woman’s University.
Jerry Fliger, vice president for instruction at College of the Mainland, in Texas, has been named president of Bakersfield College, in California.
Bill Jones, chancellor and former president of Columbia International University, in South Carolina, has been named president.
Frank Neville, senior vice president for strategic initiatives and chief of staff at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been named president of Millsaps College, in Mississippi.
Meridith Randall, interim president of Golden West College, in California, since April 2023, has been named to the post permanently.
Scott Stallman, provost at the Dunwoody College of Technology, in Minneapolis, has been named president. He succeeds Rich Wagner, who will retire.
Jenny Varner became president of Davidson-Davie Community College after serving as acting president following the death of Darrin Hartness in July 2023.
Resignations Mark Anarumo, president of Norwich University since June 2020, has stepped down after an investigation revealed that he had violated “core guiding values and university policy.” Karen Gaines, provost and dean of the faculty, has been named acting president.
Brian W. Caputo, president since 2019 of the College of DuPage, in Illinois, will step down at the end of June.
Retirements Johnson O. Akinleye, chancellor of North Carolina Central University since 2017, will retire at the end of the academic year.
John McVay, president of Walla Walla University since 2006, plans to retire at the end of the academic year.
Nick Neupauer, president of Butler County Community College, in Pennsylvania, will retire at the end of the year.
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CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS Appointments Elizabeth (Betsy) Dumont, dean of the School of Natural Sciences at the University of California at Merced, has been named executive vice chancellor and provost.
Katie Lynch, officer in charge of academic affairs at Rockland Community College, in New York, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Brookdale Community College, in New Jersey.
Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, a professor of English and former provost of Bucknell University, in Pennsylvania, has been named provost and dean of the faculty at Whitman College, in Washington.
Angela V. Olinto, dean of the division of the physical sciences at the University of Chicago, has been named provost of Columbia University.
Benjamin Rifkin, interim provost since May at Fairleigh Dickinson University, in New Jersey, has been named provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
Manfred H.M. van Dulmen, senior associate provost and dean of the Graduate College at Kent State University, in Ohio, has been named provost and senior vice president at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
OTHER TOP ADMINISTRATORS Appointments Lynda Batiste, a former vice president for finance and chief financial officer at LeMoyne-Owen College, in Tennessee, has been named senior vice president for finance and chief operations officer at Saint Augustine’s University, in North Carolina.
Dan Dillon Jr., chief executive officer of ASU Enterprise Partners at Arizona State University, has been named vice president for marketing at the University of Florida.
Jonathan Duraj, assistant vice president for student development and senior associate dean of students at Wittenberg University, in Ohio, has been named vice president for student life at St. Lawrence University, in New York.
John Girton Jr., vice president for marketing, communications, and external relations at Martin University, in Indianapolis, has been named executive vice president and chief of staff.
Beth Goetz has been named athletics director at the University of Iowa after serving as interim director since August.
Kathleen S. Heckman, associate vice president for advancement administration at the University at Buffalo, has been named interim vice president for university advancement.
Amardeep Kahlon, vice president for academic affairs at Paradise Valley Community College, in Arizona, has become vice president for education and learning at Central New Mexico Community College.
Greg Nayor, senior vice president for strategic initiatives at Daemen University, in New York, has been named vice president for enrollment management at La Salle University.
Rick W. Smith Sr., vice president for external relations and economic partnerships at the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, has been named senior vice president for institutional advancement and development at Simmons College of Kentucky.
Sylvia Wilson Thomas, interim vice president for research and innovation at the University of South Florida, has been named to the post permanently.
DEANS Appointments Alina Chircu, a professor in the department of computer information systems at Bentley University, in Massachusetts, has been named dean of the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico.
Julie Andersen Hill, vice dean and professor of law at the University of Alabama, has been named dean of the University of Wyoming College of Law.
Barbara J. Johnson, executive vice president and provost at Talladega College, in Alabama, has been named dean of Perimeter College at Georgia State University.
Ranjit Koodali, a professor of chemistry and former associate provost for research and graduate education at Western Kentucky University, has been named dean of the Graduate School and associate provost for international affairs at New Mexico State University.
S. Suresh Madhavan, a professor of pharmacotherapy and former dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, has been named dean of the School of Pharmacy at Temple University.
Rachel Davis Mersey, interim dean of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin since June 2023, has been named to the post permanently.
Donna Ploessl, an associate professor of special education and interim dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Montevallo, has been named dean of the college.
Lionel Popkin, a professor of choreography and associate dean of academic affairs in the School of the Arts and Architecture at the University of California at Los Angeles, has been named the school’s interim dean.
Marc Robinson, a professor of theater, dance, and performance studies, of English, and of American studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale University, and a professor in the practice of dramaturgy and dramatic criticism at Yale’s David Geffen School of Drama, has been named the FAS’s dean of humanities.
Shu Schiller, a professor and interim dean of the College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies at Wright State University, in Ohio, has been named dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Missouri at St. Louis.
Ronald H. Weich, dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law, has been named dean of the School of Law at Seton Hall University, in New Jersey.
Lee Wilkerson, interim dean of students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at Prescott, in Arizona, has been named to the post permanently.
Brent D. Williams, interim dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, has been named to the post permanently.
Resignations Bridget Terry Long, dean of the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, will step down at the end of the academic year.
OTHER ADMINISTRATORS Appointments J. David Bratton, a songwriter, producer, and recording artist, has been named an artist-in-residence and director of choirs at Benedict College, in South Carolina.
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Ashley L. Brown, senior director of equity, diversity, and inclusion at Vanderbilt University, has been named associate dean of students at Emory University.
Mark Emmons, associate dean of education and engagement and associate dean of public services in the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico, has been named associate dean of administration and organizational strategy.
Amy Jackson, instruction and outreach director in the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico, has been named associate dean of university libraries.
Danielle Lopez, assistant director and academic counselor at the City University of New York’s Center for Student Accessibility, has been named director of diversity, equity, and inclusion for accessibility services at Hudson County Community College, in New Jersey.
David Malpass, former president of the World Bank, has been named a fellow in the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business at Purdue University. He has also been named a fellow in Purdue@DC, the university’s program in Washington, DC.
Megan Myers, director of development in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University, has been named assistant dean of advancement in the college.
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Claudia Williams, a former senior adviser for health innovation and technology in the White House under President Barack Obama, has been named chief social-impact officer in the School of Public Health at the University of California at Berkeley.
Retirements Nick Saban, head football coach at the University of Alabama, will retire after 17 years.
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES Appointments Nick Anderson, a former senior reporter covering higher education for The Washington Post, has been named vice president for higher-education partnerships and improvement at the American Council on Education.
Lisa Jasinski, senior director of strategic initiatives in the Office of the President at the University of Texas at San Antonio, has been named president of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest.
Gillian McKnight-Tutein, former vice president for student success and interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Community College of Denver, has been named chief educational equity officer for the Colorado Department of Higher Education.
DEATHS Nancy E. Adler, a professor of medical psychology at the University of California at San Francisco who retired in 2022, died on January 4. She was 77. Adler led the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health, a group that studied the relationship between socioeconomic status and health.
John V. Byrne, who served as president of Oregon State University from 1984 to 1995, died on January 11. He was 95.
Bernard Cohen, a professor of political science who served in many leadership roles at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, including a year as acting chancellor, died on January 9. He was 97.
Claire M. Fagin, a former dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, died on January 16. She was 97. Fagin also served as interim president of the university from 1993 to 1994 and was one of the first women to lead an Ivy League college.
Charles O. Jones, a professor emeritus and former chair of the department of political science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, died on January 3. He was 92. Jones also taught at Wellesley College and the Universities of Arizona, Pittsburgh, and Virginia.
J.W. Patterson, a professor at the University of Kentucky who was the debate team director from 1971 to 2009, died at the age of 95.
Robert Rosenthal, a psychologist who taught at Harvard University and the University of California at Riverside, died on January 5. He was 90. Rosenthal is known for his work on “interpersonal expectancy,” published in his book Pygmalion in the Classroom (1968).
Peter Schickele, a musical parodist who was a member of the faculty at the Juilliard School, died on January 16. He was 88.
Michael Schwartz, who served as president of Kent State University from 1982 to 1991, died on January 2. He was 86.
Bill W. Stacy, the founding president of California State University at San Marcos, died on January 4. He was 85.
Orlando L. Taylor, senior adviser to the president and former vice president for strategic initiatives and research at Fielding Graduate University, died on January 16. He was 87.
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