Dr. Cecilia Y. M. Cervantes has been named president of Hennepin Technical College (Minn.). Previously, she served as president of the College of Alameda in California. Cervantes earned a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate from the University of Texas at El Paso.
DR. PATRICIA ALEXANDER has been named the new Jean Mullan Professor of Literacy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Previously, she served as Professor and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher in the Department of Human Development. Alexander earned a bachelor’s from Bethel College, a master’s from James Madison University and a doctorate from UMCP.
DR. CAROL BLACKSHIRE-BELAY has been named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Fayetteville State University (N.C.). She received a bachelor’s from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and a master’s and doctorate from Princeton University.
