Dr. Kimetris N. Baltrip has been named assistant professor of journalism and mass communications at Kansas State University and news adviser to the K-State Collegian, the university’s daily newspaper. She is a former copy editor for The New York Times. Baltrip earned a bachelor’s from Prairie View A&M University, and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Akron.
Dr. James N. Canonica has been appointed dean of students at Camden County College in Camden, N.J. Most recently he was the director of academic advising at the Community College of Philadelphia. Canonica earned a bachelor’s from Philadelphia University, a master’s from the University of Pennsylvania and a doctorate from Wilmington College.
Dr. Eileen J. Cheng has been named assistant professor of Chinese at Pomona College in California. She had been a visiting professor at the college since 2003. Cheng earned a bachelor’s, master’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Los Angeles.
