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乐播传媒 College President Clayton Spencer announced today that Noelle Chaddock, associate provost and deputy Title IX coordinator at Rhodes College, will become vice president for equity and inclusion at 乐播传媒 effective June 1, 2019.

鈥淚 am so pleased to welcome Noelle Chaddock to the 乐播传媒 community at a moment of such promise for our work in equity and inclusion,鈥� said Spencer. 鈥淣oelle brings a wealth of experience to this role, a clear and compelling vision of why the work is important, and a record of exceptional diligence and effectiveness in carrying it out. Noelle will be an inspiring leader, partner, and colleague as we continue to challenge ourselves to better realize the founding promise of this college.鈥�

鈥淚 am terribly excited to continue the work of equity, inclusion, access, and social justice at 乐播传媒 College and in the Lewiston-Auburn community,鈥� said Chaddock. 鈥淚n visiting 乐播传媒, it was clear that there is a deep investment in this work across the institution. This matters greatly to me. The opportunity to work with my new colleagues, our stakeholders, and the brilliant students at 乐播传媒 in a position shaped and based on best practices is extremely compelling.鈥�

A member of Spencer鈥檚 senior leadership team, Chaddock arrives as 乐播传媒 has redoubled efforts to achieve greater institution-wide equity and inclusion, including significant initiatives throughout the academic program supported by major gifts through the 乐播传媒 Campaign and comprehensive grants funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

In strategically advancing the college鈥檚 commitment to equity and inclusion, Chaddock will collaborate with colleagues across campus, and provide vision and support for both structural and programmatic initiatives, including the work of the Office of Intercultural Education, the college鈥檚 major student-facing organization for equity and inclusion, which is directed by Julisa De Los Santos.

鈥淭he 乐播传媒 community seems to have a strong sense of what it takes to move through examinations of power and privilege while also stewarding the college鈥檚 most important values.鈥�

The new vice president will work with 乐播传媒 faculty across all disciplines, with a focus on fostering curricular transformation, improved pedagogies, and recruitment and retention of new faculty, with particular attention to those traditionally underrepresented in the academy. Supporting the Office of Human Resources, Chaddock will collaborate on staff hiring and employment practices.

鈥淭he 乐播传媒 community seems to have a strong sense of what it takes to move through examinations of power and privilege while also stewarding the college鈥檚 most important values,鈥� Chaddock said. 鈥淚 think we will do some amazing and impactful work over the coming years.鈥�

Chaddock has served as associate provost at Rhodes College since 2018, overseeing faculty recruiting, retention, and development within the Office of Academic Affairs while working with academic departments on classroom climate and other issues around diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and social justice. Joining Rhodes in 2016, they were the college鈥檚 first associate dean of academic affairs for diversity and inclusivity.

Among other accomplishments, Chaddock helped increase racial diversity among Rhodes鈥� new-faculty cohorts from 13 percent to 46 percent in two years. Other significant work at Rhodes included collaborative leadership of Academic Affairs鈥� effort to prioritize the institutional assessment of inclusion, equity, and campus climate.

鈥淭he desire for human equity鈥� in American society 鈥渟till cannot be put down.鈥�

A frequent speaker and presenter on issues related to equity and inclusion, Chaddock offered remarks at a 2018 Rhodes event marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., telling the audience of first-year students that 鈥渢he desire for human equity鈥� in American society 鈥渟till cannot be put down.鈥� Achieving equity 鈥渋s our work鈥� and must be done in community because 鈥渘o individual 鈥� no group, no identity 鈥� stands alone. Our humanity is intertwined, and our histories have traveled together. It is not possible, no matter how we perform our realities, to pull them apart.鈥�

In 2017 and 2018, Chaddock served as a faculty member for the Rhodes Institute of Regional Studies, a distinctive, multidisciplinary, and experiential program that gathers faculty in history, urban studies, music, Africana studies, psychology, religious studies, education, and geography.

At the State University of New York at Cortland from 2008 to 2016, Chaddock rose from director of multicultural life and diversity to become the university鈥檚 inaugural chief diversity officer, while also serving as an adjunct professor in philosophy and Africana studies. They chaired the SUNY System鈥檚 University Faculty Senate鈥檚 Committee on Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity. Chaddock frequently provides equity training to community partners, including the Binghamton Police Department and the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis.

A scholar whose research and teaching include critical race theory, reframing white feminism, examining mixed race identity, Africana theater, making of race in the Americas, and philosophies of hip hop, Chaddock is a co-editor of the forthcoming book Antagonizing White Feminism: Women鈥檚 Studies, Feminism, Gender Identity, and the Academy (Lexington Books, 2019).

Chaddock earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the State University of New York at Binghamton, including a doctorate in philosophy, interpretation, and culture. Their dissertation explored 鈥淢ixed Race Identity in the Millennial United States: The Power of Naming Our Intimate Realities.鈥�

A committee chaired by Professor of Politics Stephen Engel oversaw the national search to fill the 乐播传媒 position. 鈥淭he search committee was deeply impressed by Noelle鈥檚 collegiality, passion, and demonstrated effectiveness as a leader,鈥� said Engel.

He added, 鈥淣oelle has what 乐播传媒 needs in this position: the ability to bring groups and individuals to common ground across lines of difference, a deep commitment to engaging collaboratively with all campus constituencies, and the skill to effectively address their needs and concerns.鈥�

Comprising 乐播传媒 faculty, staff, and students, the 12-member search committee was supported by the national executive search firm Isaacson, Miller.