Four Black Women Selected for Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities

Erika Smith has been selected to serve as interim dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Connecticut College. In addition to her new position, Dr. Smith will retain her current appointment as dean of the college. Prior to joining the Connecticut College community, she spent over two decades in various academic affairs roles at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Smith received her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in education policy and management from Harvard University. She holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. in social policy from Brandeis University. Angela Gilmore has been appointed interim dean of the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia, a historically Black institution. Most recently, Dr. Glimore served as the senior accreditation counsel for the America Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Before that role, she was a professor of law and associate dean at North Carolina Central University for over a decade. Professor Gilmore holds a bachelor’s degree from Houghton University in New York and a juris doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. Gail Orum-Alexander has been named dean of the...