The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University has named Karen Kedrowski as its new director for the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics. She will succeed Dianne Bystrom, who as previously announced will retire in August after 22 years as director. Kedrowski, a professor at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C., is currently the executive director for Winthrop University’s Center for Civic Learning and the co-director of its John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy. In these roles, she secured a voter-friendly campus designation, led efforts to host U.S. presidential candidates prior to the 2016 South Carolina primary, and secured a major donor gift to permanently endow the West Forum. The Catt Center was established by the Iowa Board of Regents in 1992 and is the nation’s second-oldest university-based center for women and politics. Kedrowski’s appointment will officially begin on Jan. 1. Kelly Winfrey, assistant professor in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, will serve as interim director effective Aug. 13.