Deidra Hill is the inaugural vice chancellor for marketing and communications at Rutgers University-Newark. With more than 25 years of communications leadership experience in higher education, Dr. Hill has been serving as director of advancement communications at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Before joining Howard, she held vice presidential roles at Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania, and the City College of New York.
Dr. Hill is a graduate of South Carolina State University, where she majored in English. She holds a master’s degree in communication from American University in Washington, D.C., and a doctorate in higher education leadership from Morgan State University in Baltimore.
Anthony E. Barwick is the new senior director of strategic partnerships and fundraising initiatives at Wilberforce University in Ohio. Barwick has more than 15 years of experience building strategic partnerships, securing philanthropic investments, and advancing mission-driven initiatives across higher education, government, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations.
His background includes leadership roles with Central State University Extension, the City of Dallas, and the Ohio Minority Business Assistance Center. Barwick holds a master of arts degree.
Adrian Thomas has joined Colby College in Waterville, Maine, as associate dean and director of the Pugh Center, the college’s hub for multicultural programs. Thomas comes to her new role from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, where she was assistant dean for diversity and inclusion. Earlier in her career, she held student support roles at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and Indiana University Kokomo.
Thomas is a graduate of Cleveland State University, where she majored in business. She holds a master’s degree in psychology from Southeastern Louisiana University and a master’s degree in educational psychology from Purdue University in Indiana.
