Orangeburg, SC - The SC State University Board of Trustees has announced that Dr. George E. Cooper has unanimously been selected to be SC State’s 10th President. Dr. Cooper will begin his duties on July 1, 2008.

Ithaca, NY - Ithaca College announced that Greg Woodward has been named dean of its founding school, the School of Music. A member of the music faculty since 1984, Woodward has served since 2003 as dean of Ithaca College’s Division of Graduate and Professional Studies.

Ithaca, NY - Ithaca College announced that Leslie W. Lewis has been named dean of its School of Humanities and Sciences. Lewis is currently completing a two-year interim appointment as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y. She has also served there as chair of the Department of English and director of the American Studies Program.

Madison, WI - Biddy (Carolyn A.) Martin sees the challenges facing higher education, but beyond those tests she sees a future rich in opportunity and promise, especially at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Martin, who was recommended by a special Board of Regents committee to become the campus’s next chancellor, sees a bright future for the campus as the demands of the 21st century call for educational excellence and innovation.

Lacey, WA - The Saint Martin’s University board of trustees announced today that Bryan M. Johnston, J.D., will be the University’s new president.

Chicago, IL - The Board of Trustees of The Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, is pleased to announce the appointment of its new president, Dr. Sylvia Manning. Appointed by the Board at its regular meeting in February, Dr. Manning assumes the presidential role effective July 1, 2008, following the retirement of the Commission's long-term president, Steven Crow.

Wye Mills, MD - Dr. Barbara Viniar has accepted an appointment as Chesapeake College´s fifth president.Dr. Viniar currently serves as executive director for the Institute for Community College Development at Cornell University. She will become the first woman president in the regional community college´s 43-year history when she takes office on July 1st.

Sharjah, UAE - His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Sharjah, approved today the appointment of Dr. Peter Heath as the third Chancellor of the university effective August 1, 2008.

Albion, MI - Albion College has announced the hiring of an experienced college administrator and professor with a liberal arts background to lead its academic affairs division.

New Wilmington, PA - Westminster College, one of the nation's leading independent liberal arts colleges, has selected Dr. Richard H. Dorman to serve as its 14th President. Dorman is currently vice president for institutional advancement at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio.

Delaware, OH - Ohio Wesleyan University today announced that Rockwell "Rock" Jones, Ph.D., executive vice president and dean of advancement at Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., has been elected as Ohio Wesleyan's 16th president. Jones, 49, will assume the Ohio Wesleyan presidency in July 2008.

Dickinson, ND - The State Board of Higher Education named Richard J. McCallum, Ph.D., president of Dickinson State University in Dickinson, N.D. on December 5, 2007. McCallum is vice president for academic affairs at Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Mo.

Asheville, NC - UNC Asheville Chancellor Anne Ponder will make a formal recommendation to name Jane K. Fernandes the University's new Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the UNC Asheville Board of Trustees meeting on December 15. 

Seattle, WA - After an extensive national search, Dr. Isiaah Crawford has been appointed to position of Provost for Seattle University (SU), effective July 1, 2008. Since 2004, Crawford has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago where he is also a faculty member in the psychology department.

Reno, NV - The Nevada Board of Regents unanimously approved the selection of Dr. Maurizio Trevisan as executive vice chancellor and chief executive officer of the University of Nevada Health Sciences System.

On Monday, July 23, University of Minnesota President, Robert Bruininks announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen Lehmkuhle as the first chancellor of the University of Minnesota Rochester.  Dr. Lehmkuhle's appointment to this key leadership position is effective September 7, 2007, pending Board of Regents approval.

North Dartmouth, MA - Mr. Tió is currently Professor and Director of the School of Art at Northern Illinois University. Mr. Tio arrives as CVPA has positioned itself as a catalyst of the creative economy of the SouthCoast, especially in New Bedford where the college has built a thriving satellite arts campus.

Chicago, IL - Saint Xavier University President Judith A. Dwyer, Ph.D., announced that James D. Brodzinski, Ph.D., will become dean of Saint Xavier’s Graham School of Management on Aug. 1.

Dallas, TX - David Chard, associate dean in the College of Education at the University of Oregon, a frequently published scholar in reading and learning disabilities, and a former public school teacher, has been named dean of the SMU School of Education and Human Development.

Houghton, MI - Michigan Technological University has named Lesley M. Lovett-Doust as its new provost and vice president for academic affairs. She comes to Michigan Tech from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where she has been dean of science and environmental studies and a professor of biology.

Oberlin, OH - Marvin Krislov has been named the 14th president of Oberlin College. He will take office on July 1, 2007, at the conclusion of Nancy Dye’s 13th year as Oberlin’s president, and will make the transition to Oberlin during the months of July and August. He will be on campus full time beginning August 6.

Alexandria, VA – The Board of Trustees of the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia (VTS) announced that Dr. Ian Markham, Dean of Hartford Seminary and Professor of Theology and Ethics, has accepted the invitation to become the Fourteenth Dean and President of Virginia Seminary.

ITHACA, NY - Ithaca College has announced the appointment of Kathleen Rountree as provost and vice president for academic affairs. An experienced administrator with a diverse background in higher education, Rountree has served since 2004 as associate provost for undergraduate education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She will begin her new duties in Ithaca on August 1.

Ashland, VA - Randolph-Macon College is pleased to announce that William W. Johnston, the H.W. Stodghill Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, has been selected to serve as Randolph-Macon College’s new provost.