Four African Americans Named to Dean Posts at Colleges and Universities

Francine ConwayFrancine Conway was appointed dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Since 2008, Dr. Conway has been chair of the psychology program at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. Her research is focused on the psychology of aging and on child psychopathology.

Dr. Conway is a graduate of Cornell University. She earned a master’s degree at Columbia University and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Adelphi University.

burll-mcraeKarlene Burrell-McRae was appointed dean of the college at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. She has been serving as associate dean of students and executive director of the Center for Identity and Inclusion at the University of Chicago. She has been a member of the board of trustees of Colby College since 2014.

Dr. Burrell-McRae is a 1994 graduate of Colby College. She holds two master’s degrees and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.

bradleeyDeMethra LaSha Bradley was named dean of students and assistant vice president for student affairs at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has been serving as assistant dean for academic and student affairs at the University of Vermont.

Dr. Bradley is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara. She earned a master’s degree and an educational doctorate from the University of Vermont.

PowellL_FinalLogan Powell was appointed dean of admission at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He has been serving as director of admission at Princeton University in New Jersey.

Powell is a graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He earned a master’s degree in education from Harvard University.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.

AAUP Urges Institutions to Fund, Protect, and Publicize DEI Initiatives in Academia

The AAUP urges academic institutions to recruit and retain diverse faculty and student bodies and to "fund, protect, and publicize research in all fields that contributes to the common good and responds more widely to the needs of a diverse public."

In Memoriam: Ralphenia D. Pace

A scholar of food and nutritional sciences, Dr. Pace taught at Tuskegee University in Alabama for more than 40 years.

Black Matriculants Are Down at U.S. Medical Schools

In 2024, the share of Black applicants to U.S. medical schools increased by 2.8 percent from 2023. However, the share of Black medical school matriculants decreased by 11.6 percent. Notably, there has been year-over-year progress in overall Black medical school representation, which has risen to from 7.9 percent in 2017 to 10.3 percent in 2024.

Featured Jobs