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LENETTA R. LEE

LENETTA R. LEE has been named dean of the college and vice president for student success at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. She currently serves as dean of students and associate vice president of student affairs. Lee earned her bachelor’s degree from Lincoln University and doctorate from Temple University.

July 11, 2018

LINDA FEDRIZZI-WILLIAMS

LINDA FEDRIZZI-WILLIAMS has been selected as president of Central Penn College. She currently serves as interim co-president as well as provost/vice president of academic affairs. Williams earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Marist College and her doctorate from Benedictine University.

July 11, 2018

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SILVANUS J. UDOKA

SILVANUS J. UDOKA was named dean of the school of business administration at Clark Atlanta University. He currently serves as professor and chair of the department of management and holds a joint appointment in the department of industrial and systems engineering at North Carolina A&T. Udoka holds a bachelor’s degree from Weber State University and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University.

July 11, 2018

DEBRENNA LAFA AGBENYIGA

DEBRENNA LAFA AGBENYIGA has been named provost and vice president of academic affairs at Bowie State University. She currently serves as vice provost, dean of the Graduate School and professor of social work at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Agbenyiga earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of South Carolina, two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University.

July 11, 2018

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PORTIA HOEG

PORTIA HOEG was named executive director of athletics for Rhodes College. She recently served as the director of athletics and recreation at Allegheny College. Hoeg holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity University and a master’s from North Park University.

July 11, 2018

ANTONIO FARIAS

ANTONIO FARIAS has been selected as the first chief diversity officer and senior advisor to the president at the University of Florida. He currently serves as vice president for equity and inclusion/Title IX officer at Wesleyan University. Farias earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He also holds a master’s degree from the University of California, Riverside.

July 11, 2018

KATIE HARTMAN-BOLDVICH

KATIE HARTMAN-BOLDVICH was named commissioner of the New England Collegiate Conference. She is currently serving a four-year term on the NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey committee, which she has chaired the last two seasons. Boldvich holds a bachelor’s degree from Emerson College.

July 11, 2018

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CYNTHIA REED

CYNTHIA REED was named dean of the Bagwell College of Education at Kennesaw State University, effective August 6. She previously served as the dean of the college of education and human services at Northern Kentucky University. Reed holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from State University of New York and a doctoral degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

July 11, 2018

CELESTINO JOSÉ LIMAS

CELESTINO JOSÉ LIMAS has been selected as vice president for student life at Elizabethtown College. Limas recently served as vice president for student affairs and enrollment at Heritage University. Limas earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, master’s degree from the University of Nebraska and his doctorate from the University of Oregon.

July 11, 2018

BARBARA K. ALTMANN

BARBARA K. ALTMANN has been named the 16th president of Franklin & Marshall College, effective August 2018. Altmann currently serves as provost at Bucknell University. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Alberta and a doctorate from the University of Toronto.

July 11, 2018

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JANET WILLIAMS

JANET WILLIAMS was named vice president for finance at Wake Forest University. Williams currently serves as interim vice president for the division of finance and administration at Ithaca College and has over 20 years experience in higher education and with Fortune 500 companies. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and a master’s degree from the University of North Texas.

July 11, 2018

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JERRY BLAKEMORE

JERRY BLAKEMORE has been named chair elect of the board of directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. His term of service begins June 2018, and he will automatically become chair in June 2019. Blakemore currently serves on the finance and audit committee and is the chair of the NACUA advisory council on diversity and inclusivity.

July 11, 2018

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Kavanaugh & Health Care

President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the seat on the Supreme Court vacated by Justice Anthony Kennedy have left many to wonder: What will replacing an often swing vote with a more conservative one mean for health care? There are many pending cases in lower courts that, if they make it a […]

July 11, 2018

Neighborhood May Determine Breast Cancer Outcomes

In 2008, South Shore resident Cheryl King found a lump in her right breast. When she told a health professional at a South Side facility, he dismissed it, saying many African-Americans have lumps in their breasts. In the three months it took to get appointments and tests with other professionals to verify it was cancer, […]

July 11, 2018

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Teen with Rare Kidney Disease Waits for Donor

A Duluth teen with a rare kidney disease is in need of a life-saving transplant donor. At 16-years-old, Ramonie Smith’s schedule revolves around her 11 different medications. “I take them every day, three times a day,” she said. And her 15 hours of kidney dialysis. “Dialysis is in one word, uncomfortable. But I’ve been on […]

July 11, 2018

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Trump Choice for Family Planning Offers Odd Views

The Trump administration’s pick to run the federal family planning program known as Title X compared abortion to slavery and the Holocaust, according to a memo shared exclusively with Tonic by Washington Senator Patty Murray. The memo outlines the ways in which Diane Foley, a political appointee with extreme and medically inaccurate views on women’s health, could reshape the nation’s […]

July 11, 2018

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Insurers Struggle with Freeze on A.C.A. Payments

Chad Terhune, a senior correspondent at California Healthline and Kaiser Health News, discussed the latest move by the Trump administration and the potential impact in California with A Martinez, host of the “Take Two” show on Southern California Public Radio. Health insurers and Covered California officials are facing another curveball from the Trump administration on the Affordable […]

July 11, 2018

Health and Safety in the Megacity: The Challenges

The rise of cities around the globe has ushered in great challenges and great opportunities for citizens and businesses. As the share of city dwellers increases in almost every region of the world, questions about health and safety in these dense environments becomes paramount. By 2050, 68 percent of the world’s population will be urban. […]

July 11, 2018