“We are excited to welcome Corrine to Wittenberg,” said Casey Gill, vice president of student development and dean of students, in a release from the university. “Corrine’s exceptional experience in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion will be invaluable to our community, as will her collaborative approach to leadership and shared aim of advancing inclusive excellence at our university.”
Witherspoon is a veteran higher education administrator with 15 years of experience in the areas of diversity, inclusion, gender and social justice training, fiscal allocation and management, student advising and support, and personnel management. She also brings awareness and sensitivity to institutional challenges affecting multicultural student recruitment, retention, matriculation and graduation, the release stated.
“I am very much looking forward to connecting with the Wittenberg University community,” Witherspoon stated. “I am especially excited about building a program for underrepresented students that embraces an inclusive environment and enhances an appreciation for diversity. I’ve heard great things about William A. McClain and his legacy. I’m confident that as a community we will make him proud of the Center for Diversity at Wittenberg University.”
Witherspoon earned her bachelor’s degree in Black world studies and English literature from Miami University, a master’s in education in college student personnel from Ohio University; and is working on her doctor of education in educational leadership at Northern Kentucky University.
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