has been promoted to associate provost for graduate and professional education and dean of the Graduate College at the University of Iowa. She has held the role on an interim basis since July 2025. Dr. Ali, a professor of counseling psychology, has taught at the University of Iowa for over two decades. Earlier in her tenure, she was associate dean for research in the College of Education.
Dr. Ali holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from West Virginia University, a master’s degree in community counseling from Loyola University Chicago, and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Oregon.
was named vice provost and dean of the Graduate School at the University of Rhode Island. She most recently served as associate dean of the Graduate School and the Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the departments of medical physics and biomedical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Over her three decades at Wisconsin, she served in other leadership roles, including department chair and vice provost for faculty and staff affairs.
Dr. Meyerand is a graduate of Yale University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry. She holds a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. in biophysics from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
was named dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. She comes to her new role from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, where she previously served as the first-ever woman dean. Dr. Henry has been serving as director of the college’s Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction. A veterinary oncologist, she specializes in general practice, emergency medicine, cancer care, and clinical trials…