Mills Matters Administrative adjustments abound In this year of change and adjustment, a number of personnel changes are taking place in various departments across the Mills campus.
Joining Kochly in navigating the formation of academic programs for Mills at Northeastern is a new Dean’s Advisory Group, which includes the following professors specializing in the listed areas:
• Former Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Life Chicora Martin has been appointed to the same position at Agnes Scott College, a women’s college in Decatur, Georgia. Taking their place is the team of Lilian Gonzalez ’09, associate dean of students and a licensed therapist, and Allie Littlefox, MBA ’20, EdD ’22, assistant vice president of student life, innovation, and planning, who started at Mills in the athletic department in 2013. The two are overseeing an expanded menu of offerings and activities for the student body.
• Adjunct Professor of Public Policy Ashley Adams, Student Academic Concerns & Conflict Resolution
• Former Dean of the School of Education Wendi Williams has taken the position of senior vice president and provost at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, which offers master’s degrees and doctorates in psychology and leadership studies. SOE department heads are leading the school this academic year.
• Professor of Ethnic Studies and English Ajuan Mance, Digital Learning, Teaching & Learning
• Interim Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs Patricia L. Hardaway completed her one-year term in the position and has since been appointed to the role of acting associate vice chancellor for staff human resources and chief human resource officer at UC Santa Cruz. In becoming the 10th college at Northeastern University, Mills has moved away from the provost model and will instead be led by a dean, and taking the position of interim dean this year is Beth Kochly, professor of chemistry and former associate provost for curriculum and academic resources. She has been teaching chemistry at Mills since 2008.
• Associate Professor of Art History Meryl Bailey, Faculty Development • Associate Professor of Business Kate Karniouchina, Lokey School • Professor of Practice Darcelle Lahr, DEI Initiatives
• Professor of Literature and Languages and Graduate School Dean Juliana Spahr, Faculty Advancement, Tenure & Promotion • Associate Professor of Business Carol Theokary, Curriculum Development • Associate Professor of Biology Helen Walter, Academic Experience Curricular Initiatives • Professor of Practice Carolyn Sherwood-Call, Student Academic Progress Professor of Psychology Christie Chung will continue to serve as associate dean of research, scholarship, and partnerships, and she is the special advisor on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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