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Community College of Rhode Island Faculty Protest Shorter Winter Session

Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) faculty held a demonstration on the campus earlier this week to protest a shorter 12-day winter session that they claim “will fail the very students it purports to serve.” CCRI winter session courses are scheduled to occur from Jan. 2 to 17. The CCRI Faculty Association added that the […]

January 3, 2019

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SHARON M. GORDON

SHARON M. GORDON has been appointed dean of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine. Gordon earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Texas, a DDS from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and a master’s and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

January 2, 2019

BETHANY H. FLORA

BETHANY H. FLORA has been appointed president of Northeast State Community College. Previously, she was an associate professor and an associate director of the Center for Community College Leadership at East Tennessee State University. Flora earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, a master’s degree from Tusculum College and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.

January 2, 2019

TONIETTE HAYNES ROBINSON

TONIETTE HAYNES ROBINSON has been named dean of educational resources at North Lake College. She currently serves as associate dean of student services at the college and online academic advisor at Tarrant County College. Robinson received a bachelor’s in communication studies, a bachelor’s in ethnic studies and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s from St. Edwards University.

January 2, 2019

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SYLVESTER WILLIAMS

SYLVESTER WILLIAMS has been named dean of the College of Business and Management at East Stroudsburg University. Prior to his new role, he served as co-director of the interdisciplinary center for data analytics and associate professor and chair of the department of business at Elizabethtown College. Williams received a bachelor’s degree from Howard University and an MBA and J.D. from Wake Forest University.

January 2, 2019

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CAROLINE CHANG

CAROLINE CHANG has been appointed vice president for research and policy analysis at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Prior to her new role, she was director of operations in the Washington, D.C. office of the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Wharton Public Policy Initiative. Chang earned a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a master’s degree from Harvard University.

January 2, 2019

MANTOSH DEWAN

MANTOSH DEWAN has been appointed interim president of SUNY Upstate Medical University. Prior to his new role, he served as a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the university. Dewan earned an M.D. from the University of Bombay and a residency from the University Hospital at SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse University.

January 2, 2019

BYRON D. CLIFT BRELAND

BYRON D. CLIFT BRELAND has been named chancellor of Evergreen Community College District. Most recenty, he was president of San José City College. Clift Breland received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park and master’s in education and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Southern California.

January 2, 2019

ANAND R. MARRI

ANAND R. MARRI has been named dean of the Warner School of Graduate Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester. Currently, he is a professor at Teachers College of Columbia University. Marri received a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College, a master’s degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

January 2, 2019

DANETTE IFERT JOHNSON

DANETTE IFERT JOHNSON has been appointed provost and chief academic officer at Kalamazoo College. She currently serves as vice provost at Ithaca College. Johnson earned a bachelor’s in speech communication and history from West Virginia Wesleyan College, a master’s in educational psychology from West Virginia University and a master’s and Ph.D. in communication studies from Northwestern University.

January 2, 2019

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MAY BERENBAUM

MAY BERENBAUM has been named editor in chief of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Currently, she is the Swanlund Chair of Entomology and professor at the University of Illinois. Berenbaum received a bachelor’s degree with summa cum laude honors from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University.

January 2, 2019

ANN MATHIAS

ANN MATHIAS has been appointed associate chair of clinical affairs at the University of Arizona’s Department of Family and Community Medicine. She previously served as clinical assistant professor at the university. Mathias received a D.O. from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine and a residency in family medicine at Metropolitan Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

January 2, 2019

PAUL KING

PAUL KING has been named president and CEO of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford Children’s Health. He currently is executive director of the University of Michigan Health System’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital. King earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska and a master’s degree from the University of Iowa.

January 2, 2019

AARON I. BRUCE

AARON I. BRUCE has been named vice president and chief diversity officer at Art Center College of Design. Prior to his new role, he served as chief diversity officer and instructor at San Diego State University. Bruce earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University, a masters of international business administration from United States International University (Alliant) and a Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island.

January 2, 2019

KEITH JACKSON

KEITH JACKSON has been appointed dean of the College of Creative Arts at West Virginia University. Prior to his new role, he was interim dean of the college, serving since 2017. Jackson received a bachelor of fine arts in performance from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s of music in performance and a doctor of music arts, both from Arizona State University.

January 2, 2019

SHERIDAN BLANFORD

SHERIDAN BLANFORD has been appointed director of inclusion for the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM). She most recently served as the inclusion and engagement coordinator for the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics at UWM. Blanford received a bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf College and an M.Ed. from the University of Washington.

January 2, 2019

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JORGE PÉREZ

JORGE PÉREZ has been named associate vice president for academic affairs and student success at The University of Tennessee System. Most recently, he was vice provost and professor of information systems at Kennesaw State University. Pérez earned a bachelor’s in English, a master’s in business administration and a Ph.D. in information systems all from Florida State University.

January 2, 2019

MELANIE SINCHE

MELANIE SINCHE has been appointed director of the Career Development Center and the executive director of the Women’s Leadership Center at the University of Saint Joseph. Prior to her new role, she was director of education at The Jackson Laboratory. Sinche earned a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University, an M.Ed. from North Carolina State University and an M.A. from the University of Michigan.

January 2, 2019