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SHIRLEY M. COLLADO

SHIRLEY M. COLLADO has been named to the Council of Presidents, a committee of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. She currently serves as president of Ithaca College. Collado earned a bachelor’s in psychology from Vanderbilt University and a master’s and doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Duke University.

October 17, 2018

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LENA RODRIGUEZ

LENA RODRIGUEZ was named dean of the Angell Snyder School of Business at Ottawa University. Prior to her new role, she served as the endowed director of the Institute of Philanthropy and as interim dean of the School of Business and Management for National University. Rodriguez holds both a bachelor’s and master’s from Arizona State University and a doctorate in business from the University of Nebraska.

October 17, 2018

DUCHA HANG

DUCHA HANG was named associate vice president for student services at Rhode Island College. Prior to her new role, Hang served as assistant vice president for student affairs and director of the center for student development at Salve Regina University. Hang holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Providence College and a Ph.D. in education from the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College.

October 17, 2018

ANDREA VACCARI

ANDREA VACCARI has been appointed assistant professor of computer science at Middlebury College. He previously served as a lecturer at the University of Vermont. Vaccari received a master’s in physics from the Università degli Studi di Milano and Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Virginia.

October 17, 2018

MICHELLE K. MASSIE

MICHELLE K. MASSIE was named director of opportunity nation and strategic initiatives at The Forum for Youth Investment. She previously worked as director of research and communications at an education advocacy organization in Pittsburgh. Massie earned two bachelor’s degrees from Rutgers University and a master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

October 17, 2018

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VERONICA D’ALESSANDRO ZEICHNER

VERONICA D’ALESSANDRO ZEICHNER has been named vice president for business and finance at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). She currently serves as chief financial officer at HCCC. Zeichner holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a certified public accountant in the state of New Jersey.

October 17, 2018

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LORETTA MARTINEZ

LORETTA MARTINEZ has been selected as chief legal counsel at the University of New Mexico. She currently serves as the general counsel and vice chancellor for legal affairs at the City University of New York. Martinez holds a bachelor’s in political science from Yale University and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.

October 17, 2018

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WENDY MARAGH TAYLOR

WENDY MARAGH TAYLOR has been appointed associate dean of the college for student growth and engagement at Vassar College. She was previously director of the Campus Life ALANA Center and co-chair of the Engaged Pluralism Initiative at Vassar. Maragh Taylor earned her bachelor’s degree from Brown University and her master’s in social work from New York University.

October 17, 2018

LISA LOWE

LISA LOWE has been appointed as the Samuel Knight Professor of American studies at Yale University, effective January 2019. Prior to her new role, Lowe served as a distinguished professor of English and humanities and director of the Center for Humanities at Tufts University. Lowe received a bachelor’s in history from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

October 17, 2018

DEBORAH WATKINS BRUNER

DEBORAH WATKINS BRUNER was selected as the senior vice president of research at Emory University. She currently serves as the Robert W. Woodruff Professor and chair in nursing and assistant dean for faculty mentoring at Emory’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. Bruner received a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania.

October 17, 2018

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JOMYSHA DELGADO STEPHEN

JOMYSHA DELGADO STEPHEN was selected as vice president for legal affairs at Barnard College. She currently works as chief of staff to the president and in the General Counsel’s office at Barnard. Stephen earned a bachelor’s in Russian language and literature from Barnard College and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

October 17, 2018

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AMARILDO “LILU” BARBOSA

AMARILDO “LILU” BARBOSA has been named chief diversity officer at Lesley University. Prior to this new role, he worked as director of the office of multicultural affairs and student inclusion at Lesley University. Barbosa earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Vermont and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the human development and learning program at Lesley University.

October 17, 2018

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President Theodore Roosevelt’s Papers now Available Online

A collection of former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s letters, personal diaries, family memories, speeches and records throughout his career as U.S. president, vice president, New York governor, a naturalist and writer is now available online at the Library of Congress’s website. The collection, called the Theodore Roosevelt papers, is one of the largest presidential print […]

October 17, 2018

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Vassar College and DCC Announce Partnership to Benefit Students

Vassar College and Dutchess Community College (DCC) announced it has partnered in an agreement that allows full-time students from one college to enroll in up to two courses a year at the other college, tuition free, effective immediately. The new policy came to be after previous discussions that the two institution presidents, DCC president Dr. […]

October 17, 2018

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It’s a Family Reunion: Thurgood Marshall College Fund Teacher Quality and Retention Program

This summer, I attended the best family reunion ever. But here’s the catch; none of us who attended the reunion were actually blood-related. In fact, most of us had never seen each other in our lives. However, the kinship was there from the start and we were definitely a family.

October 16, 2018

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Report Puts Focus on Mental Health Services for Asian Americans

A new report lists multiple ways in which lawmakers and other thought leaders across the country can help Asian American communities obtain improved access to mental health services.

October 16, 2018

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Study: Bachelor’s Degree Not Sole Path to ‘Good-Paying’ Job

People who consider a bachelor’s degree the only route to a good-paying job should think again, because the economy is providing similarly gainful employment to workers with just a high school education and those with so-called middle skills, according to a new study by the Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) at Georgetown University.

October 16, 2018

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On Leaving Home

My mother consistently asks, “When are you coming home?” which is usually followed by, “Do you just not want to come home?” For my mother, earning a Ph.D. meant that I would have the ability to return home because why else leave to attend graduate school.

October 16, 2018