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REGINALD BRINSON

REGINALD BRINSON has been appointed chief information officer at Morehouse School of Medicine. He previously served as associate vice president and chief information officer at the University of North Florida. Brinson earned a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University and an executive MBA from Columbia University.

December 11, 2018

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COLLEEN BURGESS

COLLEEN BURGESS has been named director of nursing programs at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. In 2014, she was named one of the Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina by the North Carolina Nurses Association. Burgess received her bachelor’s and master’s in nursing from the University of Akron and a doctor of educational leadership from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

December 11, 2018

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ELIJAH ANDERSON

ELIJAH ANDERSON has been named Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African-American Studies at Yale University. Prior to his new role, he was the William K. Lanman, Jr. Professorship in Sociology at the university. Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, a master’s degree from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University.

December 11, 2018

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EDWARD PITTMAN

EDWARD PITTMAN has been appointed senior associate dean of the College for Professional Development at Vassar College. He most recently was associate dean of the College for Campus Life and Diversity at the college. Pittman earned an associates from Dutchess Community College, an A.B. from Vassar College, a master’s from SUNY New Paltz and a […]

December 11, 2018

YOLANDA WATSON SPIVA

YOLANDA WATSON SPIVA has been appointed president of Complete College America, a national nonprofit. She previously was the president and CEO of College Success Foundation. Watson Spiva received a bachelor’s in economics from Spelman College, a master’s in public policy from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in higher education from Georgia State University.

December 11, 2018

DEBORAH GORMAN-SMITH

DEBORAH GORMAN-SMITH has been appointed dean of the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. She currently serves as the Emily Klein Gidwitz Professor in the school. Gorman-Smith received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northern Illinois University and a master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

December 11, 2018

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MARK WU

MARK WU has been appointed Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He previously was an assistant professor of law at the school. Wu earned an A.B. from Harvard College, a masters from Oxford University and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

December 11, 2018

EUNSOOK PARK

EUNSOOK PARK has been named assistant professor of plant microbe interactions at the University of Wyoming. She recently served as a research assistant professor in plant science at Seoul National University. Park received a master’s degree from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

December 11, 2018

JAMIE MAGUIRE

JAMIE MAGUIRE has been named the first Kenneth and JoAnn G. Wellner Professor at Tufts University. Most recently, she was a tenured associate professor of neuroscience at the university’s School of Medicine. Maguire received a bachelor’s in neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from The George Washington University.

December 11, 2018

MARIO BERRY

MARIO BERRY has been named acting chief information officer at Texas Southern University. Prior to his new role, he was vice president and chief information officer at Spelman College. Berry earned a bachelor’s from National American University, a master’s from Regis University and is currently a doctoral student at Capella University.

December 11, 2018

ANJU SETH

ANJU SETH has been named director of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta at Virginia Tech. Prior to her new role, she was the Pamplin Professor of Management at the university. Seth earned bachelor’s of science honours from the University of Delhi, an MBA from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.

December 11, 2018

JAEHONG KIM

JAEHONG KIM has been appointed the Henry P. Becton Sr. Professor of Engineering at Yale University. He most recently served as the Georgia Power Distinguished Professor at Georgia Tech. Kim received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

December 11, 2018

OLUYEMI (YEMI) AWOLOLA

OLUYEMI (YEMI) AWOLOLA has been named campus director at Altierus Career College at Tampa. He previously was academic dean at the college. Awolola received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a master’s in education technology from Strayer University.

December 11, 2018

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KIMBERLY LAU

KIMBERLY LAU has been named assistant professor of biogeochemistry at the University of Wyoming. Prior to her new role, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California-Riverside. Lau earned a bachelor’s of science degree from Yale University and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Stanford University.

December 11, 2018

DEMARÉE MICHELAU

DEMARÉE MICHELAU has been appointed the first female president of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) in Colorado. She currently serves as vice president of policy analysis and research at WICHE. Michelau earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Northern Illinois University and a master’s and Ph.D. degrees from University of Colorado at Boulder.

December 11, 2018

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JAMES FRAZIER

JAMES FRAZIER has been appointed dean of the College of Fine Arts at Florida State University (FSU). Most recently, he served as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Frazier received bachelor’s and master’s of fine arts degrees from FSU and an Ed.D. in Dance from Temple University.

December 11, 2018

MAUREEN O. STOKES

MAUREEN O. STOKES has been appointed assistant vice president for communications and marketing at Worcester State University. Prior to her new role, she served as associate vice president of external relations, marketing and communications at Lincoln University. Stokes received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California and a master’s from Seton Hall University.

December 11, 2018

MELANIE GRIFFIN

MELANIE GRIFFIN has been named assistant head of the University of Arkansas Libraries Department of Special Collections. She recently was a special collections librarian at the University of South Florida. Griffin earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, a master’s degree and master of library and information sciences from the University of South Carolina and a Ph.D. from the University of South Florida.

December 11, 2018

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