On May 25, SMU appointed Professor Lily Kong as its new and first female Provost with effect from September 2015, as the University moves towards having greater gender diversity not only at the student and faculty level but also at the top management level. Prof Kong, who has been associated with NUS for the last 24 years and is currently the Vice-Provost of academic personnel in NUS, will also hold the position of Lee Kong Chian Chair Professorship of Social Sciences in SMU. SMU President Professor Arnoud De Meyer said, “Prof Kong will help to enrich SMU’s social sciences and humanities offerings.”