One look at Northern Kentucky University’s leadership roles reveals the prominence of women.

From the president to the provost to the athletic director and beyond, NKU has women in nearly every facet of its organizational chart.

There is no other institution in the state to simultaneously have a female president, provost, athletic director, Faculty Senate president, Staff Congress president, faculty regent, staff regent or student regent. NKU has a woman leading each of these positions and more.

Doing a double take

Provost Diana McGill talked about the double take people tend to do when they notice the presence of women in university leadership.

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