Salme Harju SteinbergDr. Salme Harju Steinberg is an historian, writer, and leader in higher education. A specialist in U.S. economic and social history, she served as president of Northeastern Illinois University between 1995 and 2007....
Dr. Sulin Ba is Dean of the Driehaus College of Business and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University. She previously held the Treibick Family Endowed Chair at the University of Connecticut School of...
Laurie Elish-Piper, Ph.D. serves as the Executive Vice President and Provost of Northern Illinois University (NIU). In this role, her work focuses on student experience and success, academic innovation and efficiency, adult learner and transfer...
Beth A. Harris is retired Vice President and General Counsel for the University of Chicago where she served in various roles for nearly 30 years. Following her role as VP and General Counsel, she served...
Elaine Maimon (https://elainemaimon.com/) is an educator, author, and thought leader in higher education. Her book Leading Academic Change: Vision, Strategy, Transformation (2018), (http://leadingacademicchange.com) sets an agenda for essential changes necessary for institutions to educate the...
Dr. Aarti Dhupelia is an education leader dedicated to advancing equity and economic mobility. She is the CEO of One Million Degrees (OMD), a nonprofit that supports community college students to succeed in school, work,...
Deborah Gorman-Smith is the Dean and Emily Klein Gidwitz Professor at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago. She is also the Principal Investigator and faculty Director...
Rebecca Rugg is Dean of the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts (CADA) at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Prior to this position, Rebecca Rugg served as Director of the Conservatory of Theatre Arts...
