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The Augustana College Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Search Committee has completed their search and appointed Dr. Monica Smith to assume the position, effective March 19. Dr. Smith is currently Director of the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Read more here

Dr. Lorraine Sterritt, a national leader in higher education with experience at some of America’s finest institutions, has been named the 17th president of Saint Michael's College in Vermont. Dr. Sterritt will be the first woman to hold the position in the College’s history. Read more here

The Des Moines University Provost Search Committee has completed its work and has appointed Dr. Ralitsa Akins as the next Provost of the university, effective May 1. 2018. Dr. Akins currently serves as Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs at Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine in Spokane, Washington. Read more here

The University of Dallas Provost Search Committee has appointed Dr. Jonathan J. Sanford to be the next Provost of the University, effective February 1st. Dr. Sanford has served as Dean of the Constantin College of Liberal Arts at University of Dallas since 2015. Previously, Dr. Sanford served as Assistant and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, as well as Chair of the Department of Philosophy, at Franciscan University of Steubenville.

The Fresno Pacific University Provost Search committee has appointed Dr. Deborah Gayle Copeland to be the next Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University, effective mid-February 2018. Prior to Dr. Copeland's appointment, she served as provost at Simpson University. Read more here

The Board of Trustees of Gammon Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Rev. Dr. Ken J. Walden as the new President-Dean, effective January 1, 2018. Dr. Walden comes to Gammon from Hood Theological Seminary where he has served as the Director of the Center for Chaplaincy, Director of Supervised Ministry, and Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling. Read more on their site here and scroll down to the News, Events, and Community section.

The board of trustees at Wiley College announced that Dr. Herman J. Felton Jr. is appointed as the next president to lead their college. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Felton was the president of Wilberforce University. Read more here 

The Limestone College Presidential Search has concluded and the search committee has appointed Dr. Darrell Parker as the 22nd President of the College. Dr. Parker is expected to officially take office on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Since 2012, Dr. Parker has been serving as the Dean and Professor of Economics for the College of Business at Western Carolina University. Read more here

Fairleigh Dickinson University president Christopher A. Capuano announced the appointment of Dr. Luke David Schultheis to the newly created position of Vice President for Enrollment, Planning and Effectiveness.

He most recently served as the Assistant Dean for Student Success and Director of the Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative at Michigan State University.

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The Saint Xavier University Vice President for Finance and Administration search committee has appointed Mr. Dan Klotzbach to take the position.

Mr. Klotzbach comes to Saint Xavier having served as Vice President for Business and Finance at Illinois Wesleyan University for 13 years.