cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.News RoundupRegents Move to Base All University of Alaska Education Colleges in JuneauJUNEAU, Alaska — The University of Alaska’s board of regents has decided to consolidate the university system’s three schools of education into one that will be based at University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. The board voted Wednesday to approve the change recommended by UA President Jim Johnsen, The Juneau Empire reported. Johnsen had amended […]December 15, 2016Leadership & PolicyStillman College Trustees Name Cynthia Warrick as Interim PresidentTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A senior fellow at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund has been named interim president of Stillman College. The Tuscaloosa News reports the board of trustees at Stillman announced Wednesday that Cynthia Warrick will fill in as president after Peter Millet leaves the historically Black college at the end of December. Warrick is […]December 15, 2016LatinxDavid Acosta to Lead Association of American Medical Colleges’ Diversity EffortsThe Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced Thursday that David A. Acosta will be the organization’s new chief diversity and inclusion officer.December 15, 2016StudentsMott Community College Helps Flint Face Water ChallengeBy the time Mayor Karen Weaver had declared a state of emergency in Flint in December 2015, Mott Community College was already ahead of the game.December 15, 2016African-AmericanMichelle Obama: ‘Hidden Figures’ Underscores Power of DiversityInvoking the new silver screen legacy of three Black women who worked behind the scenes to help NASA send the first American into space, First Lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the nation won’t advance unless diverse voices are at the table.December 15, 2016HomeMARTHA E. POLLACKMARTHA E. POLLACK has been named president of Cornell University, eff ective April 17. She is provost at the University of Michigan. Pollack earned a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.December 15, 2016HomeLAURIE L. PATTONLAURIE L. PATTON has been elected vice president of the American Academy of Religion. She is president of Middlebury College. Patton earned a bachelor’s from Harvard University and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Chicago.December 15, 2016HomeROHIT VARMAROHIT VARMA has been named dean of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He is interim dean and a professor of ophthalmology and preventive medicine. Varma earned a bachelor’s and M.D. from the University of Delhi in India and a master’s from Johns Hopkins University.December 15, 2016HomeJENNIFER RICHESONJENNIFER RICHESON has been appointed the Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology at Yale University. She was the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Endowed Chair in psychology at Northwestern University. Richeson earned a bachelor’s from Brown University and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.December 15, 2016HomeMILDRED GARCIAMILDRED GARCIA has been appointed chair of the board at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. She is president of California State University, Fullerton. Garcia earned an associate from New York City Community College, a bachelor’s from Baruch College (CUNY), a master’s from New York University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University.December 15, 2016Previous PagePage 609 of 3225Next Page
