Profiles

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 at Harvard University (MA). She serves as a senior national security analyst for CNN and holds a weekly security segment on NPR’s Boston station, WGBH Radio. Previously, Kayyem served in the Obama administration as assistant secretary for intergovernmental […]

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 […]

L. Song Richardson is an educator, legal scholar, and lawyer who became Colorado College’s president in 2021. Previously, Richardson was the dean at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. Her recognitions include the Association of American Law Schools’ Derrick Bell Award and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Trailblazer Award. Richardson serves […]

Elfred Anthony Pinkard is president in residence at the Council of Independent Colleges. Previously he was president of Wilberforce University from 2018 to 2023. Earlier he served as executive vice president and provost at Wilberforce University, and as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Johnson C. Smith University. He also served as executive […]

Robin E. Baker became president of George Fox University in Oregon in 2007. He previously served eight years as the university’s provost. Before his time at George Fox, Baker served as senior vice president of Grand Canyon University, assistant professor of history at John Brown University, and assistant professor of history at Wheaton College (IL).