Dr. Robert “Keith” Hansen has been appointed as the new Director, Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) for the University of Idaho. Dr. Hansen started his duties on January 6, 2025. Dr. Hansen, a licensed psychologist, has most recently served as the Interim Director of CMHC and as an Assistant Professor at University of Idaho since 2019. Additionally, he served as Coordinator for Alcohol and Other Drugs Services (AODS), and Coordinator for Biofeedback Services. He holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from George Fox University, a BS in Psychology from Portland State University and an AS in Psychology from Portland Community College.
Mr. Michael Jarvis has been appointed as the new Senior Director of Development for Athletics/Associate Athletic Director for Stony Brook University. Mr. Jarvis will begin his duties on January 27th. Mr. Jarvis has served as the Associate Director of Development, Athletics at Fairfield University since 2021. Prior to Fairfield, he served for two years as the AVP of Business Development at Vanbridge Insurance Services. Mr. Robinson holds a B.A. in Mass Communication from Boston University.
Mr. Robert Robinson has been appointed as the Assistant Vice President for Finance & Administration for Lander University. Mr. Robinson begins his position on January 16th. Mr. Robinson has served in various capacities at Clemson University since 2017, including Program Coordinator for TIGERS ADVANCE, Financial Analyst in the College of Science (Department of Biological Sciences), and most recently as Fiscal Manager for the Office of Global Engagement. Mr. Robinson holds a Bachelor of Human Services degree from Anderson University and an MBA in Business Analytics from Clemson University.
Kenneth T. Christensen has been appointed as the new Chancellor for University of Colorado Denver (CU-Denver). He will officially begin on February 1, 2025. Dr. Christensen joins CU-Denver from Illinois Institute of Technology, where he served as provost, senior vice president for academic affairs, and chief academic officer. During this time, he built a diverse leadership team that collaboratively emphasized strong shared governance to ensure the growth and success of Illinois Tech’s diverse student population. Dr. Christensen also co-led Illinois Tech’s path to Hispanic-Serving Institution status and drove strategic fundraising and partnership building to expand the institution’s impact in education, research and economic development while also ensuring it was a foundational partner in regional research consortia. Prior to Illinois Tech, he served on the faculty at Notre Dame, the University of Illinois and the University of New Mexico. Dr. Christensen earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico. He earned a master’s from the California Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Read more.
Mr. Jeff Verver has been appointed as the Director of Development of Lander University effective on November 18, 2025. Mr. Verver comes to Lander from the Medical University of South Carolina, where he served for 3 years as Director of Development in the College of Health Professions. Prior to MUSC, he served for 3 years as Director of Development II in the Woodruff Health Sciences Center at Emory University. Mr. Verver holds a B.A. in English from Baylor University and an M.A. in English from University of South Carolina.
Mr. Steve Argo has been appointed as the Director of Development of Lander University effective on November 18, 2025. Mr. Argo served most recently as the Assistant Director of Development at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Prior to USC, he was a Development Officer at Extra Special People in Watkinsville, GA. Mr. Argo holds a B.S. in business education from the University of Georgia.
Dr. Lillian Wanjagi has been appointed as the new Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer at Southern Connecticut State University. Dr. Wanjagi comes to Southern CT State from Fayetteville State University where she has served as the CFO and Vice Chancellor of Business and Finance since 2022. She has an extensive background in the VPFA sphere having served as the VPFA at Viterbo University and the Executive Director for Facilities Administration at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Wanjagi will begin her duties with Southern Connecticut State University in late January. Read more.
Mr. Matt Parlow has been appointed as the new President of Chapman University. He will assume the presidency on September 2, 2025. Mr. Parlow currently serves as executive vice president, chief advancement officer, and the Parker S. Kennedy Chair in Law at Chapman. Over his 12 years at Chapman, Mr. Parlow has been instrumental in propelling the institution toward becoming one of the nation’s elite academic universities as a member of executive leadership and an administrator-scholar. Matt has led Inspire: The Campaign for Chapman University that has raised more than $400 million to date—the largest and most ambitious fundraising initiative in the university’s history. Prior to this position, Mr. Parlow enhanced the standing and performance of the Dale E. Fowler School of Law while serving as the dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law. His accomplishments, among many, include improving the school’s U.S. News & World Report ranking by more than 20 spots and recruiting the most diverse and high-performing classes in the law school’s history. Before joining Chapman, Mr. Parlow served as a professor and an associate dean for academic affairs at Marquette University Law School, where he improved the school’s skills-based course selection and employment ranking, and he taught property, land use, legislation and sports law—his area of academic expertise which he co-taught with Major League Baseball Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig. Earlier in his career, he practiced law at the prominent firm Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips and clerked for Judge Pamela Ann Rymer of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He also worked in the White House’s Office of the Legal Counsel and for the Office of Mayor Richard J. Riordan as a press deputy and policy analyst in Los Angeles, his hometown. He earned his undergraduate degree in history from Loyola Marymount University and his J.D. from Yale Law School. Read more.
Dr. Nancy Albers has been appointed as the new Dean of the College of Business of East Texas A&M University (formerly Texas A&M University-Commerce) beginning her role on March 15, 2025. Dr. Albers currently serves as Dean of the College of Business at the University of South Carolina Aiken and previously led as Dean of the College of Business, Education, and Human Development at Louisiana State University Shreveport. Dr. Albers holds a Ph.D. from the University of Houston, with a major in Marketing and a minor in International Business. She also earned an M.B.A. from Texas State University-San Marcos and a B.S. in Speech Communications from the University of Texas at Austin. Read more.