Eight African Americans Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Iris Jenkins has been appointed director of the research integrity and consultation program in the division of scholarly integrity and research compliance at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She comes to Virginia Tech from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she worked with the human research protection program and the institutional animal care and use committee. Dr. Jenkins received her master’s degree in plant pathology from the University of Arizona and her Ph.D. in neuroscience and behavior from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. James A. Felton III has been named the inaugural vice president for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer for Fordham University in New York. Prior to his new role, he served as vice president for inclusive excellence at The College of New Jersey. Earlier in his career, he was the chief diversity officer for the State University of New York at Cortland. Felton holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s degree in education administration from McDaniel College in Maryland. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in global leadership from the Indiana Institute of Technology. Jessica Bell Brown has been appointed executive director of the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has...