Wheaton College announced appointment of new provost, Margaret Diddams, who will the college 's first woman at the position in its 150-year history.
An alum of the institution, she serves as a professor and Assistant Provost at Seattle Pacific University at present.
She graduated from Wheaton in 1983, with a bachelor of arts in psychology before moving on to New York University, where she pursued masters and Ph. D in industrial and organizational psychology.
"She has earned respect across her campus for her wise, relational leadership, and comes to Wheaton with a strong calling to expand its role as a leader in Christian higher education, in the church, and in society," Philip Ryken, college 's president was quoted as saying in a college press release.
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Diddams will be starting her job as a provost on June 1, after Stanton Jones steps down, as he had announced last year.
"Dr. Margaret Diddams is a seasoned educator who is passionate about the liberal arts and the life of faith in Jesus Christ, with broad interests across the disciplines," Ryken said in a statement. "She has earned respect across her campus for her wise, relational leadership, and comes to Wheaton with a strong calling to expand its role as a leader in Christian higher education, in the church, and in society."
Diddams told the Chicago Tribune that it was a privilege for her to come back to