Walden University announced today that its Board of Directors has named Cynthia G. Baum, Ph.D., as the ninth president of Walden. Dr. Baum, who most recently served as executive vice president overseeing Walden's five colleges, will now be responsible for the overall day-to-day management,...

Kent State University has named Dr. Said Sewell as its new dean of Undergraduate Studies. Sewell joins Kent State from Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Ga., where he has served as executive director of the Academic Success Center and associate professor of political science since...

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced Wednesday that an Indiana University dean will become its new dean of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts on July 1. Charles "Chuck" O'Connor has served as dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Indiana University-Purdue...

Suffolk University has appointed a new leader with a mandate to transform the Beacon Hill school. The private school’s Board of Trustees tapped James McCarthy as its new president tonight, wed nite succeeding David Sargent,cq whose 21-year reign ended with his abrupt resignation in 2010 amid...

The George Mason University Board of Visitors (BOV) has unanimously selected Dr. Ángel Cabrera to serve as the next president of George Mason University. Dr. Cabrera, 44, is currently president of the Thunderbird School of Global Management, ranked consistently as the leading school of...

The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University has appointed Alison Gass curator of contemporary art. Gass, who was named a young curator to watch by The New York Times in 2010, currently serves as assistant curator of painting and sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern...

An Arkansas administrator with 17 years of experience in conflict management has been appointed by Oregon State University to the new position of university ombuds. Susan Theiss, who has held a similar position at the University of Arkansas since 2002, will begin her new duties on Feb. 13. She...

The James Madison University Board of Visitors has unanimously selected Mr. Jonathan R. Alger to serve as the next president of James Madison University. “We desired a leader who values our student-centered focus, emphasis on teaching and is committed to the full development of the individual....

The Lincoln University Board of Trustees voted Dr. Robert R. Jennings to become the 13th President of Lincoln University. Dr. Jennings is expected to begin his tenure at Lincoln University in January 2012. He will be replacing Dr. Ivory V. Nelson who is retiring effective December 2011. With a...

William Peace University, a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Sue Greiner has joined the university as its registrar, where she will be responsible for certifying graduates, building student academic course schedules and monitoring both the safety and...

Kennesaw State University President Daniel S. Papp and Provost Search Committee Chair Thomas H. Keene today announced the names of the three final candidates for the position of provost and vice president for academic affairs. The three finalistsare David P. Cordle, dean, College of Arts and...

Megan Rock has joined Sacred Heart University as vice president of University Advancement. She will oversee the Division of University Advancement, which includes the Development Office and the Alumni Relations Office. In that role, she is responsible for increasing the philanthropic support for...

WGU Texas, texas.wgu.edu, the nonprofit, online university established by the state of Texas, has appointed Dr. Mark Milliron as its first Chancellor. An award-winning leader, author, and speaker recognized for his commitment to college completion and student success, Milliron will lead the growth...

As it continues its search for a new president, the University of New Orleans has released the names of the seven applicants and set a timetable for the search committee working to name a new leader. The committee will meet on Nov. 15 to review the applications and select semi-finalists,...

Eastern Michigan University has named Kim Schatzel as its new provost and vice president, pending approval by the Board of Regents. The appointment will be effective Jan. 3, 2012. Schatzel's background includes extensive academic leadership and corporate business experience. She currently serves...

Florida A&M University (FAMU) President James H. Ammons has appointed Thomas J. Haynes as the new vice president for University Relations. “I am confident that Thomas Haynes will demonstrate strong leadership and fundraising skills for University Relations,” said Ammons. “He has...

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is pleased to announce the selection of Karen Jans as Associate Vice President for University Relations. In her new role, which she will assume on Nov. 4, Jans will manage the university’s relationships with the Daytona Beach community, civic and government...

Klaus Keil, a planetary scientist with the University of Hawaii’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, and Servco Pacific Chairman and CEO Mark Fukunaga will head up the search committee charged with finding a successor to Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw. The committee of about two dozen...

Last week, the newly formed Provost Search Committee revealed its members to the UB community. Charged with finding UB's next provost – the university's second-highest position, which was vacated after former Provost Satish K. Tripathi became president – the committee expects that the...

Winona State University announces Nancy Jannik has been appointed Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer. The position provides administrative and innovative leadership to the WSU Office of Academic Affairs. The Chief Academic Officer provides vision and...

The UMass School of Law has appointed an interim dean to replace Robert V. Ward Jr., who resigned last week amid controversy for using a university credit card for personal expenses. Professor Michael G. Hillinger, the law school's associate dean since 1999, will fill the position until a search...

Mark A. Magleby, a BYU art history faculty member since 1997, has been appointed as the new director of the Brigham Young University Museum of Art. Stephen M. Jones, dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications, announced the appointment Wednesday. Magleby will officially begin in his new...

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Dr. James H. McCormick, chancellor emeritus of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU) system, has joined the firm’s search practice as a search consultant. Dr. McCormick began his term as chancellor of MNSCU in July 2001. As Chancellor,...

AGB Search is pleased to announce that Dr. Susan Resneck Pierce has joined the firm as a “consultant of counsel.” President Emerita of the University of Puget Sound and author of the forthcoming Jossey-Bass book, On Being Presidential: A Guide for College and University Leaders (which is being...

Kathryn VandenBosch, professor of plant biology at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, has been selected as the new dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "We are delighted that professor VandenBosch will be joining us. She...

The Berea College Board of Trustees has named Lyle D. Roelofs as the ninth president of the college. Dr. Roelofs currently serves as provost and dean of the faculty (on leave), and professor of physics at Colgate University. He will succeed current Berea president, Larry D. Shinn, who will retire...

Oakland University has appointed Kerri Schuiling as dean of its School of Nursing. A Michigan native, Schuiling is certified as a nurse-midwife and women’s health care nurse practitioner. She previously served as a distinguished professor and associate dean and director of the School of...

Two committees and an executive search firm have formally begun the search for Ripon College’s next president, with the goal of hiring a new chief executive by late winter/early spring. The college hopes to welcome its new president to campus by July 1, 2012, the start of the college’s...

Lakewood has often been called a college town without a college. For the past few months, there’s been a college but no leader. Not anymore. Suzanne Metelko, currently the vice president at Computer Systems Development Services and a trustee at the Lakewood Public Library, is set to become...

The University of South Dakota announces that Michael J. Lawler, M.S.W., Ph.D., has been named dean of the School of Health Sciences. Since coming to USD in 2010, Lawler served as chair and professor of the university’s Social Work Program. He has three decades of experience as a social work...

Thomas Q. Callahan, an experienced administrator who has held several pivotal leadership positions within the University of Connecticut and the UConn Health Center over the last 16 years, has been named vice president and strategy officer for Bioscience Connecticut, University President Susan...

Renee Hobbs, of Temple University, is coming to the University of Rhode Island in January to be the founding director of the Harrington School of Communications and Media. She is currently a professor of communications and founder of the media lab at Temple. According to that university’s...

Andrea Hogan, of New Haven, was recently appointed director of global education at Quinnipiac University. In her new position, Hogan will oversee the services offered to international students at Quinnipiac and the study abroad programs offered at the university. Hogan earned her bachelor's...

Michael Joseph, an experienced higher education administrator and enrollment strategist, has been appointed to join Valparaiso University's senior leadership team as vice president for enrollment management beginning October 17. As the chief enrollment officer, Michael will lead the development...

Mary Holz-Clause has been named the University of Connecticut’s first Vice President for Economic Development. Prior to her appointment at UConn, she served as the Associate Vice President for Extension and Outreach at Iowa State University. Holz-Clause will begin at UConn on Dec. 2, and will...

The University of South Alabama has named USA graduate and long-time alumni and development professional Karen Webster Edwards as its director of alumni relations. Edwards, a member of USA’s class of 1980, will join USA in September. For the past two years, she has served as director of...

Maravene Loeschke, president of Mansfield University in Pennsylvania, was named today as the new president of Towson University in Maryland. Loeschke will start Jan. 1 at Towson, replacing longtime president Robert Caret, who departed this year to lead the University of Massachusetts...

Carla Dieter has been named chair of the University of South Dakota’s Department of Nursing. Most recently, she served as the interim chair and is an associate professor for the USD Department of Nursing. She has been the director of Nursing Education Scholarship at USD since 2010. “Carla's...

Julia Arciero, Ph.D., joins the department as an assistant professor after completing a post-doctoral fellowship in the Complex Biological Systems Group at the University of Pittsburgh. Arciero's current research includes developing mathematical models to investigate numerous topics in...

Jean MacCormack, chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, announced yesterday she will retire at the end of the academic year. The UMass system must now replace two of its five campus leaders. This month, it will start looking for a replacement for Robert Holub, chancellor of the...

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates has been named the next Chancellor of the College of William & Mary. He is an undergraduate alumnus of the College, Class of 1965. Gates, who is the first defense secretary in U.S. history to serve under presidents from both political parties, led...

Today, University of the Pacific President Pamela A. Eibeck announced the appointment of Simon B. Rowe, DMA, as the next director of the Brubeck Institute. An established jazz pianist, Rowe is currently associate professor of music at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he leads the Music...

After months of interviews and closed-door meetings, Chancellor Holden Thorp has recommended Karol Gray be named the next vice chancellor for finance and administration. Gray would be the second consecutive vice chancellor for finance from Stony Brook University, pending the Board of Trustees’...

Maria Darley has been named director of Study Abroad at Augusta State University, effective August 1. Darley has served as the coordinator of the study abroad program since 2008. “As faculty continue to develop study abroad courses, it’s good to have someone with Maria’s experience to...

Jennifer D. Winge has been named dean of admissions at The College of Wooster, effective Sept. 19. As dean, Winge will manage and supervise the daily operations of the admissions office. She will report to Scott Friedhoff, vice president for enrollment and college relations, and work with him on...

Dr. Kimberly Broedel-Zaugg, formerly a professor of pharmacy at Ohio Northern University, has been named Founding Chair of Pharmacy Practice and Administration for the Marshall University School of Pharmacy. Broedel-Zaugg began her duties with Marshall July 17. Currently she is responsible for...

The University of Texas at Arlington has named Ronald L. Elsenbaumer , the university’s vice president for research and federal relations, to the provost and vice president for academic affairs position. Elsenbaumer will succeed Donald R. Bobbitt, who plans to leave UT Arlington at the end of...

Phyllis M. Wise, Ph.D., has been selected to become a Vice President of the University of Illinois and the Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, effective Oct. 1, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees at its September meeting. Wise has served in...

A long-time leader in institutional advancement and philanthropy, Marianne E. Lord has been appointed Vice President of Advancement at Simmons College. Lord will begin her tenure at Simmons September 6. As Vice President of Advancement, Lord will oversee the creation and implementation of...

Berkeley College is proud to announce the appointment of Rosemarie Berman as Director of Career Services for Berkeley College Online. In this role, Ms. Berman will build employer relations and work to place online students into positions within their program of study. She also will further develop...