Victoria Neason Wallace to join Bates as vice president for enrollment

Written on 05/15/2026
Diahanne Lucas


Victoria Neason Wallace was named vice president for enrollment and dean of admission and financial aid at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She comes to her new role from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where she has been serving as executive director of strategic initiatives within the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. Before Colby, Neason Wallace was senior assistant director for student volunteers in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

An alumna of Washington University, Neason Wallace holds a master’s degree in education from Harvard University.


SOURCE: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, May 14, 2026