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Dr. Anne McCall Appointed 13th President of the College of Wooster

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Anne McCall will become the 13th president of the College of Wooster, effective July 2023, which will make her the second woman in the role. McCall is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana. in French literature from the University of Strasbourg in France. .

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Dr. Vanessa B. Beasley, Trinity University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Beasley is committed to ensuring Trinity receives national recognition as a leader in liberal arts education. She previously served as vice provost for academic affairs, dean of residential faculty, and associate professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. ” Later in the meeting, multiple professors asked the Faculty Affairs Committee to push Provost Peggy Agouris, who briefed the board on the school plan, to respond in writing to a standing list of faculty questions about it.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

Ward, president since 2019, will retire at the end of June 2025, the conclusion of Luther’s 2023-25 strategic plan. The work was done in collaboration with the provost. In her last year as president, Ward looks forward to ramping up community outreach efforts. Laurie Patton – Middlebury College (Vt.)

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Bard’s Innovative LGBTQ+ Studies Program Prepares Future Leaders

Insight Into Diversity

Students obtain essential networking and community-building skills while developing a sense of leadership that is not informed by “heteronormative and cisnormative practices,” says John Weinstein, PhD, the college’s provost and vice president. The private liberal arts institution in Great Barrington, Mass.,

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. As the provost of Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.,

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As I take my leave.

Dr. Missy Alexander

On this last day of 2023, I am reflecting on my 11 years at WCSU. This is my last day as provost, and it has been a rewarding and challenging ride. All arts programs at WCSU are focused on top tier professional training, fully preparing our students to work in these competitive and in-demand industries.