Press Release

AAC&U Announces New Directors and Officers for Board of Directors

Washington, DC—At the 2025 AAC&U Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, new directors and officers were elected to the American Association of Colleges and Universities’ board of directors. Jonathan R. Alger, president of American University in Washington, DC, will serve as chair of the board. Timothy K. Eatman, inaugural dean of the honors living-learning community at Rutgers University–Newark, will serve as past chair. The AAC&U members also voted to elect Pam Eddinger, president of Bunker Hill Community College, as vice chair of the board, and to re-elect David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, as treasurer.

Five individuals were elected as new members of the AAC&U Board of Directors:

  • Brandon Busteed, CEO of BrandEd
  • Thomas P. Foley, President of the Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania
  • Mary Dana Hinton, President of Hollins University
  • L. Song Richardson, Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine
  • Julius Sokenu, President of Moorpark College

Five directors were re-elected to a second two-year term:

  • Adam Bush, Co-Founder and President, College Unbound
  • Mike Flores, Chancellor, Alamo Colleges District
  • Jessica Riddell, Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, Bishop’s University
  • Suzanne Rivera, President, Macalester College
  • Randy Williams, Vice President and Associate Provost for Inclusive Excellence and Associate Professor of Education, Elon University

“I am truly grateful to the past and present members of the AAC&U board of directors for their extraordinary contributions to furthering our mission. Together, we advance the democratic purposes of higher education by promoting equity, innovation, and excellence in liberal education," said Lynn Pasquerella, AAC&U's president. "This is a crucible moment for higher education—one that brings both unprecedented challenges and opportunities. I look forward to working with a new group of visionary leaders to shape the future of higher education."

The board passed a resolution expressing its appreciation for the dedicated service of the following outgoing members:

  • Christina Cutlip, Retired Senior Managing Director at TIAA
  • Lanisa Kitchiner, Executive Director of the Center for African Studies at Harvard University
  • Eduardo Ochoa, President Emeritus at California State University–Monterey Bay
  • Monty Roessel, Former President, Diné College (In Memoriam)
  • Rana Sobh, Dean of the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University

For a complete list of current AAC&U directors and officers, click here.

About AAC&U

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the democratic purposes of higher education by promoting equity, innovation, and excellence in liberal education. Through our programs and events, publications and research, public advocacy, and campus-based projects, AAC&U serves as a catalyst and facilitator for innovations that improve educational quality and equity and that support the success of all students. In addition to accredited public and private, two-year and four-year colleges and universities, and state higher education systems and agencies throughout the United States, our membership includes degree-granting higher education institutions around the world as well as other organizations and individuals. To learn more, visit www.aacu.org.