Kerri Schuiling is the new provost and vice president for academic affairs at Northern Michigan University. The NMU alumna is a familiar face on campus, having served most recently as professor and dean of the College of Health Sciences and Professional Studies.

Butler University has named Thomas Paradis, currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography, Planning & Recreation at Northern Arizona University, as the new Associate Provost for Assessment, Scholarship, and Professional Development Programs.

Michael H. Schill, a University of Chicago dean and law professor, will become the 18th president of the University of Oregon following his unanimous selection Tuesday by the UO Board of Trustees.

Michael Licari has been selected to serve as Indiana State University's provost and vice president for academic affairs, university President Dan Bradley announced today.

Laurie Wilder has been named President of Parker Executive Search (PES), effective January 2015.

William D. Schafer, a veteran student life administrator, has been named West Virginia University’s new vice president of student life, effective March 1, President Gordon Gee announced Friday (Jan. 16).

Michael D. Amiridis, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, was named chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago Thursday, pending formal approval by the Board of Trustees at its Jan. 15 meeting.

Melanie D. Wilson, professor of law, associate dean for academic affairs, and director of diversity and inclusion at the University of Kansas School of Law, will be the new dean of the University of Tennessee College of Law.

Timothy L. Killeen, vice chancellor for research and president of the Research Foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY), was named the 20th president of the University of Illinois on Wednesday, pending formal approval by the Board of Trustees at its Jan. 15 meeting in Chicago.

After a national search, the University of Alabama at Birmingham has named G. Allen Bolton Jr., MPH, MBA, as vice president for Financial Affairs and Administration.