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Austin Agho to Transition from Old Dominion University Provost to Chief Integration Officer

Dr. Agho will transition to the role of senior advisor to the president and chief integration officer for Old Dominion University on July 1. Over the next two years, he will oversee the university's merger with Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Five Black Americans Who Have Been Appointed to Higher Education Administrative Positions

Those appointed to new administrative positions in higher education are Corey Bradford at Governors State University in Illinois, Cheryl Moore at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Jarris Louis Taylor, Jr. at Hampton University in Virginia, Thesha Woodley at Winston-Salem State University, and Opeyemi Olukemi at Duke University.

Three Universities Announce the Appointments of African American Diversity Officers

Carl Hampton is the chief diversity officer at Governor State University in Illinois. Kristie A. Ford was named associate provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and Michael States was named associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Governors State University in Illinois Appoints Cheryl Green as Its Sixth President

Last year, Dr. Green was appointed interim chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. At that time she was vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Earlier, Dr. Green served as assistant vice president of student affairs at Tennessee State University.

In Memoriam: Warrick L. Carter, 1942-2017

Dr. Carter was named president of Columbia College in Chicago in 2000. He was the first African American to hold the post.

New Teaching Posts for Five Black Faculty Members

Taking on new assignments are Tarell Alvin McCraney at the University of Miami, Mary D. Bruce at Governors State University, George Ude at Bowie State University, Berhanu Nega at Bucknell University, and Chris Webber at Wake Forest University.

Four African American Women Named to Positions as Deans

The new deans are Beryl McEwen at North Carolina A&T State University, Andrea E. Evans at Governors State University in Illinois, Arletha McSwain at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, and Linda Malone-Colon at Hampton University in Virginia.

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