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ALEX GARY

ALEX GARY has been named director of athletics at Western Carolina University in North Carolina. Currently senior associate athletics director for development at Oregon State University, he holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

April 2, 2020

MAISHA WILLIAMS

MAISHA WILLIAMS has been appointed vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. Currently interim associate vice president for financial management at George Washington University, Williams holds a bachelor’s in accounting from Syracuse University in New York and is working toward an MBA at George Washington University.

April 2, 2020

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ERIKA JAMES

ERIKA JAMES has been appointed the first African American and first woman to serve as dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania since its founding in 1881. Currently dean of the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, she holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Pomona College in Claremont, California as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan.

April 2, 2020

Alabama State U Waives SAT/ACT Requirement For 2020-2021 Academic Year

Alabama State University announced this week it will waive the ACT/SAT test requirements for the 2020-2021 academic year, following the cancellation of the SAT’s May test date and the postponement of the ACT‘s test date deadline due to the coronavirus pandemic. “As the nation faces the COVID-19 crisis, we do not want to place undue […]

April 2, 2020

SANDRA J. DORAN

SANDRA J. DORAN has been named president of Bay Path University in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Currently president of Salem Academy and College in North Carolina, the oldest educational institution for girls and women in the U.S., Doran holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in New York.

April 2, 2020

U of Wisconsin-Madison Spring Breakers Test Positive for COVID-19

The University of Wisconsin-Madison said that a group of students who went on spring break mid-March to Nashville and Gulf Shores, Alabama have tested positive for COVID-19, reported KIRO7. University of Wisconsin-Madison Police told WKRG News 5 that the students started their spring break in Nashville, Tennessee on March 13, then moved their trip down […]

April 2, 2020

Air Force Academy Eases Coronavirus Social Distancing Rules After Two Cadet Suicides

The Air Force Academy is relaxing its coronavirus-related social distancing rules after two cadet suicides in less than a week, reported The Gazette. Some had complained that the strict rules made the school prison-like for the 1,000 seniors who remain on campus after the lower three classes were sent home to finish the year with […]

April 2, 2020

Betsy DeVos Proposes New Regulations Regarding Online Education

The sudden shift to online learning as a result of COVID-19 has emphasized the need for updated regulations regarding distance learning in higher education. As a consequence, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed new rules Wednesday that would add upon last year’s proposed Distance Learning and Innovation regulation, states a press release from the Department […]

April 2, 2020

SARAH ONORI

SARAH ONORI has been appointed Title IX and civil rights investigator at Georgetown University. Currently Title IX coordinator and equal opportunity investigator at Northeastern University in Boston, Onori holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and sociology from Boston College and J.D. in business and corporate law from Northeastern University School of Law.

April 2, 2020

U of California Suspends SAT/ACT Requirements For Fall 2021 Admissions

In response to the massive upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the University of California (UC) said this week it will suspend requirements for the SAT/ACT standardized tests for students applying for admission as freshmen for fall 2021. Among other measures, UC is also suspending the letter grade requirement for academic classes taken in winter, […]

April 2, 2020

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HALEY GINGLES

HALEY GINGLES has been named director of communications and media relations at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. Formerly the director of marketing and communications for the WinstonSalem Chamber of Commerce, Gingles holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and media studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

April 2, 2020

Eight California State U Campuses Extend Freshman Enrollment Deadline to June 1

To give students more flexibility amid the coronavirus pandemic, eight of 23 California State University (CSU) campuses will extend their freshman enrollment deadline to June 1 from the earlier date of May 1, reported EdSource. Students will now have an extra month to send in enrollment deposits thus gaining more time to choose universities. “We […]

April 2, 2020

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CHERISSE JONES-BRANCH

CHERISSE JONES-BRANCH has been named dean of the Graduate School at Arkansas State University. Currently the James E. and Wanda Lee Vaughn Endowed Professor of History at the school, Jones-Branch holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston, a master’s degree from the University of Charleston and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.

April 2, 2020

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JUSTIN ROSE

JUSTIN ROSE has been appointed dean of faculty recruitment, retention and diversity at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. Currently an associate professor of political science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, Rose holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, a master’s degree from Baylor University and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

April 2, 2020

JASON GEARY

JASON GEARY has been named dean of the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Currently professor of musicology and director of the University of Maryland School of Music, Geary holds a bachelor’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, a master’s degree from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from Yale University

April 2, 2020

KAYE HUSBANDS FEALING

KAYE HUSBANDS FEALING has been named dean of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech. Currently professor and chair of the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech, Husbands Fealing holds a bachelor’s in mathematics and economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in economics form Harvard University.

April 2, 2020

CONSTANCE MEADORS

CONSTANCE MEADORS has been appointed associate professor of engineering and associate dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Previously program director for electronic engineering technology at ECPI University in Virginia Beach, Meadors holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Grambling State University as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. in applied science engineering and systems from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

April 2, 2020

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ALBINA KHASIDOVA

ALBINA KHASIDOVA has been appointed director of the Office of Financial Aid at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Currently interim director of the office since March 2019, Khasidova holds a bachelor’s degree in business and economics at the National Economic University in Uzbekistan.

April 2, 2020

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