The next president of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) will be Suzanne Ortega, the University of North Carolina’s senior vice-president for academic affairs. On 1 July, she will succeed Debra Stewart, who has served as CGS president since 2000.
“We are delighted that Dr Ortega has agreed to lead the council as it furthers its mission to improve and advance graduate education,” said James Wimbush, who currently chairs the CGS Board, in a statement on 3 April. “Her deep knowledge of graduate education—and understanding of CGS’s diverse membership—will ensure that CGS’s impact continues to grow in the United States and internationally,” he said.
Ortega has held a various senior academic leadership positions in higher education and in graduate education, having served, for example, as chairwoman of the CGS Board in 2005 and as chairwoman of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools in 2003.
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