Six Black Academics Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Raymond Wise has been promoted to executive director of the African American Arts Institute at Indiana University effective July 1. He currently serves as the institute’s associate director and the director of African American Choral Ensemble. He holds a faculty appointment in the African American and African Diaspora studies department and teaches courses in African American music. Dr. Wise received his bachelor of fine arts degree in music, piano, and voice from Denison University in Granville, Ohio. He holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. in music education from Ohio State University. Kirsten Greenidge has been named director of the School of Theatre in the College of Fine Arts at Boston University. She is an associate professor, director of the playwriting track, chair of theatre arts, and co-chair of performance in the College of Fine Arts. She is a playwright of many works including The Luck of the Irish (Samuel French, Inc., 2017) and Milk Like Sugar (Samuel French, Inc., 2012). Greenidge is a graduate of the Bank Street College of Education at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. She holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Iowa. Karen Mainess has been named chair of the department of communications...