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Dr. Farmer has served as dean of the School of Dentistry at Meharry Medical College in Nashville for the past 11 years. She has more than three decades of experience in dental practice and education.

Dr. Weheliye, an endowed professor and chair of modern culture and media at Brown University, will serve a one-year term as president-elect before assuming the presidency of the American Studies Association in 2027.

Dawna Jones is dean of students at Duke University and Michael J. States is dean of students for the University of Miami School of Law. Kelvin Rutledge is vice president and dean of student affairs at SUNY's Westchester Community College.

Professor Williams has been selected to serve as interim dean of Penn State Dickinson Law. An expert on financial and securities regulations, she has been a faculty member with the university for the past seven years.

“The Review of Higher Education has been a space where rigorous scholarship meets real questions about who has access to higher education and why,” said Dr. Johnson, associate professor at the University of Southern California.

The deans are Gregory D. Goins at North Carolina A&T State University's College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Michael L. Jones at Hampton University's School of Nursing, Chance M. Glenn Sr. at Wilberforce University's College of Engineering, Britaney S. Lott at Voorhees University's School of Business & Entrepreneurship, and Cheryl A. Thaxton at Winston-Salem State University's School of Health Sciences.

William “Bill” Walker Jr., president of Arkansas Baptist College, has been fired. He began his presidency in October 2025 following eight years as a member of the HBCU's board of trustees.

On September 21, Dr. Steele is slated to become the inaugural executive director of Temple Online. He has extensive experience leading online learning platforms, including prior roles at the University of Tennessee, the University of Arizona, and the University of Florida.

The American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine has selected Dr. Okafor to lead its epidemiology speciality. A pre-harvest food safety epidemiologist, Dr. Okafor is an associate professor and director veterinary public health at the University of Tennessee.

The new deans are Wendy N. Nembhard at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Vanessa B. Sheppard at Florida A&M University, MiShelle A. Edwards at Jarvis Christian University in Texas, Renardo Murray at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, and Erika C. Burt at Oakton College in Illinois.

On August 3, Dr. Baskin became the first woman to lead the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is now the first Black woman to serve as director of a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center.

Albert Bimper has been selected to serve as interim provost at the University of North Texas, where he has been leading the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences — the institution's largest and most comprehensive college.

Tomiko Brown-Nagin is dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education, Gerrelyn Patterson is dean of the College of Education at Virginia State University, and Julie A. Washington is dean of the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine.

Dr. Walcott has been a faculty member at the University of Georgia since 1999. For the past six years, he has served as vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School.

Dr. Johnson comes to his new role at Edward Waters University with extensive experience in higher education leadership, including service as president of Tuskegee University in Alabama from 2014 to 2017.

The new deans are Jillian Jackson at Shaw University in North Carolina, Ronald Wabomnor at North Carolina A&T State University, Kevin Reese at Morris College in South Carolina, and Charles E. Stallworth at Talladega College in Alabama.

As defined by Congress, “disparate-impact discrimination occurs when a seemingly neutral policy or action causes a disproportionate and unjustified negative harm to a group, regardless of intent.” JBHE has previously reported on numerous scholarly studies that documented such disparities facing Black youth in K-12 schools.

Dr. Campbell has an extensive background as a senior administrator at several Canadian universities. He most recently served as interim president of Brandon University. Additionally, Dr. Campbell is a founding board member of the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education.

The new deans are Donna Nicol at California State University, Long Beach, Angela Gilmore at the University of the District of Columbia, Christopher Lance Coleman at Howard University, Hamilton Elijah Smith at Southern Crescent Technical College, Lawrence Flowers at Voorhees University, and Windy Ann Mack Stephenson at South Carolina State University.

“Few leaders have shaped an institution as profoundly as Dr. Lomax has shaped UNCF,” said Milton H. Jones, Jr., UNCF board chair. “For more than two decades, he has elevated HBCUs on the national stage, expanded educational opportunity for hundreds of thousands of students, strengthened our member institutions, and positioned UNCF for enduring success.”