News and Announcements

The Rollins College Board of Trustees has announced the selection of Brooke Barnett as the 16th president of the College.

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Dr. Dimeji Togunde, vice provost for global education and professor of international studies at Spelman College, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES Abroad). Dr. Togunde’s career is a testament to his visionary leadership in expanding opportunities for students of African descent and promoting diversity and inclusion in global education.

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The University of Richmond recently launched the Humanities Center, a campus-wide initiative that will foster student and faculty research in the many areas of scholarship that make up the humanities.  

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Millsaps College has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct pioneering research aimed at revolutionizing STEM education. This significant funding underscores Millsaps’ leadership in exploring innovative teaching methods and its commitment to enhancing student learning experiences.

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The University of Richmond has received more than $700,000 in grant support from the National Endowment for the Humanities to establish The Center for Liberal Arts and AI (CLAAI ­– pronounced clay).

CLAAI will bring together researchers, students, and educators from 15 colleges across the Associated Colleges of the South to explore pressing social, cultural, and legal questions and dimensions of artificial intelligence.

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Rollins College announces that President Grant Cornwell will retire in June 2025 after 10 years of exemplary leadership and dedicated service.

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Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) President Stephanie Fabritius will retire at the end of this academic year, effective as of June 30, 2024. Dr. Fabritius was elected President of ACS by its Board of Directors in April of 2019 and took office in July of that year.

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Hendrix College has named Dr. Teresa A. Garrett as Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost of the College.

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Centre College’s Executive Director of Information Technology Services (ITS) and Chief Information Officer Andrew Ryan has announced he will retire at the end of the school year.

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Southwestern University announces the appointment of Dinah Ritchie as Vice President for Integrated Communications and Chief Marketing Officer.

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Davidson College has appointed Chloe Poston, Ph.D., a vice president at Dartmouth College, as the college’s inaugural Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. 

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Terris “T” Tiller will join Trinity University’s Alumni Relations team as the inaugural Director of Alumni Career Engagement & Networks.

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Hendrix College has named Dr. Meredith N. Brunen as its new Vice President for Advancement, effective May 1, 2024.

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The Millsaps College Board of Trustees has named Frank Neville as its 12th president following an extensive national search.

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JT Torres, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and assistant teaching professor of English at Quinnipiac University, has been selected as the next director of the Houston H. Harte Center for Teaching and Learning at Washington and Lee University.

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Following a national search, Southwestern University is pleased to announce the appointment of Marie Muhvic as Vice President for University Relations. A seasoned professional with a distinguished career in successful fundraising roles at private and public universities, Marie brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of transformative leadership.

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Spelman College has announced the appointment of Salena Gray Jegede, C‘2003, as senior vice president for Institutional Advancement. Jegede, who previously served as the chief of donor advising for political organization Way to Win, will join Spelman on January 2, 2024. Jegede brings a wealth of experience in fundraising, including raising more than $37 million for voting rights activist and attorney Stacey Abrams’, C’95, 2018 campaign for governor.

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Centre College President Milton C. Moreland has been named to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Presidents Council.

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Hendrix College Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Kesha Baoua will retire at the end of the fall 2023 semester.

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