In an email address to the campus community earlier today, interim University President Robert Berdahl announced the appointment of Yvette Alex-Assensoh, who will serve as the University’s new vice president for equity and inclusion.
Alex-Assensoh, currently a dean for women’s affairs at Indiana University, is coming to the University after 18 years at Indiana. She will succeed Charles Martinez, who stepped down last summer to return to teaching. Robin Holmes, vice president for student affairs, has been serving as interim since Martinez’s leave.
“We are excited that Yvette Alex-Assensoh is coming to Oregon,” Berdahl said. “This is a critical position, and Dr. Alex-Assensoh brings a wealth of leadership, scholarship, experience and commitment that will serve the university’s mission and contribute to important campus and statewide conversations about equity, inclusion and access.”
Alex-Assensoh will start her new position in August and will report to both the University president and to the University’s senior vice president and provost. She will also serve on the University’s Executive Leadership Team and on the Leadership Council to help provide guidance on matters across campus.
“The University of Oregon is a top-tier research and teaching institution,” Alex-Assensoh said. “Its goals of facilitating equity and inclusion, and serving students from a variety of backgrounds, mesh well with both my training and my passion.”