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Students

KATHRINE SWANSON

KATHRINE SWANSON has been named vice chancellor for student success and engagement at Metropolitan Community College, starting August 3. She was vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Swanson holds a bachelor’s from Northern Michigan University, a master’s from Montana State University and a doctorate from the University of North Texas.

June 29, 2015

Faculty & Staff

ELAINE COLLINS

ELAINE COLLINS has been appointed president of Johnson State College in Vermont. She was dean and COO of the College of Education at Grand Valley State University. Collins earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Los Angeles, a master’s from the University of California, Davis, and a doctorate from The Ohio State University.

June 29, 2015

Faculty & Staff

EVELYN MARIA THOMPSON

EVELYN MARIA THOMPSON has been appointed president of Coppin State University, effective July 1. She is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York College at Oneonta. Thompson earned a bachelor’s from Tennessee State University, a master’s from The Ohio State University and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

June 17, 2015

Faculty & Staff

BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE

BENJAMIN OLA. AKANDE has been named president of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He will take office July 1. He currently serves as a professor of economics and dean of the George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University in St. Louis. He also leads Webster’s Office of Corporate Partnerships. Akande earned a bachelor’s from Wayland Baptist University and a doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.

June 17, 2015

Faculty & Staff

JOSÉ-MARIE GRIFFITHS

JOSÉ-MARIE GRIFFITHS has been appointed president of Dakota State University, effective in late summer. She is currently vice president for academic affairs at Bryant University. She earned a bachelor’s and a doctorate from University College London.

June 10, 2015

Faculty & Staff

CLIFTON SANDERS

CLIFTON SANDERS has been appointed provost of academic affairs at Salt Lake Community College. Sanders was most recently interim provost of academic affairs at Salt Lake Community College. He earned a bachelor’s from Hamline University and a doctorate from The University of Utah.

June 5, 2015

Students

Harvard Gets Biggest Gift Ever: $400M from Wall Street Alum

BOSTON ― Harvard has received its biggest gift in school history—a $400 million donation from Wall Street hedge fund billionaire John Paulson—the university said Wednesday.

June 4, 2015

Faculty & Staff

VICTORIA WATTS

VICTORIA WATTS has been appointed chair of dance at Cornish College of the Arts. She is currently lecturing at the University of South Australia. Watts earned a bachelor’s from the University of Surrey, a master’s from The Ohio State University and a doctorate from George Mason University.

May 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

KANWAL SINGH

KANWAL SINGH has been appointed dean of the college at Sarah Lawrence College, effective August 1. She was associate dean of the college at Sarah Lawrence. Singh earned a bachelor’s from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.

May 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

EVERETT B. WARD

EVERETT B. WARD has been appointed president of Saint Augustine’s University. He was interim president of St. Augustine’s. Ward earned a bachelor’s from Saint Augustine’s, a master’s from North Carolina State University and a doctorate from North Carolina A&T State University.

May 26, 2015

African-American

KHRISTINA GONZALEZ

KHRISTINA GONZALEZ has been named associate dean of the college for programs of access and inclusion at Princeton University. She was associate director of the Writing Center at Princeton. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College, a master’s from Notre Dame University and a doctorate from Brown University.

May 26, 2015

Students

LORI GONZALEZ

LORI GONZALEZ has been appointed vice chancellor for academic, faculty, and student affairs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She was special adviser to the chief academic officer in the University of North Carolina General Administration. Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s from the University of Kentucky, a master’s from Eastern Kentucky University and a doctorate from the University of Florida.

May 26, 2015