Profiles

Marina Esteve Wagstaff joined CIC in 2023 and is the assistant to the vice president for academic programs and program coordinator. In this role, she will support the work and coordinating aspects of leadership development programs and grant-funded projects that fall within the scope of the vice president for academic programs’ role. Prior to joining […]

Walter Earl Fluker serves as Dean’s Professor of Spirituality, Ethics and Leadership at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University (GA). He also holds the positions of Distinguished Professor of the Howard Thurman Center at the Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (CT), and Professor Emeritus of Ethical Leadership (formerly the Martin Luther King, […]

Darby Kathleen Ray is the Donald W. and Ann M. Harward Professor of Civic Engagement at Bates College (ME), where she also is professor of religious studies and director of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships. In this role, she leads institutional strategy and program development in support of the college’s civic mission, teaches in […]

Meghan Sullivan is the Wilsey Family Collegiate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame (IN), where she also serves as director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study, a university-wide research institute that supports faculty, doctoral students, undergraduates, and visiting fellows pursuing cross-disciplinary research on major ethical questions. Her work focuses on […]

Vern Granger is Director of Admissions at the University of Connecticut. In his current role, he works on UConn’s worldwide outreach to high-achieving and diverse students, its selection process, development of the university admission process and practices, the transition of new students, and the advancement of UConn’s position as one of the preeminent institutions in […]

Paulette Granberry Russell, JD, was elected president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education in 2020. She is a leading national voice and sought-after presenter on issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in higher education and beyond. Granberry Russell retired in 2020 from Michigan State University as senior advisor to […]

Illah R. Nourbakhsh is a professor at the Robotics Institute and inaugural director of the CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University. As a computer scientist and educator, his interests focus on human-robot interaction, artificial intelligence, and community empowerment. He has authored many texts including Robot Futures and coauthored AI and Humanity (2020) with Jennifer Keating. […]

Jennifer Keating serves as a teaching professor and the writing in the disciplines specialist at the University of Pittsburgh. She previously served as assistant dean for educational initiations in the Deitrich College for Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2020, Keating coauthored AI and Humanity (2020) alongside Illah R. Nourbakhsh.

Juliette Kayyem is the Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Kayyem serves as a national security analyst for CNN and holds a weekly security segment on NPR’s Boston station, WGBH Radio. Previously, she served in the Obama administration as assistant secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of […]

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was inaugurated as the president of Augustana University in 2017. Prior to becoming president of Augustana, Sandlin was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota. After serving four terms in Congress, Sandlin went on to practice law in Washington, DC. She returned to South Dakota in 2012 to serve […]