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First African American Dean Blazes Trail for Northwestern Music

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The dean of Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music was the first woman in the role and first African American dean at the university in general. Montgomery, who joined Northwestern in 2003, said she was also the first African American dean at the University of Kansas, serving in its School of Fine Arts. “I

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Pepperdine law dean talks openly about his stutter

Inside Higher Ed

Today, Caron is dean of law at Pepperdine University. ” Caron smiled during a recent interview prompted by a post he wrote, called “Deaning While Stuttering,” on his blog, TaxProf. ” ‘I Made It Work’ Caron didn’t always intend to be a dean, or a professor, or even a lawyer.

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C2YC Past Award Recipients

ACPA

Dean, Richard Bland College 2009 – Nancy W. Kelsay, Moraine Valley Community College 2012 – Darl Drummond, College of Lake County 2011 – Deborah Casey-Powell, Green River Community College 2010 – Randy L.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The mission of the law school is to educate lawyer leaders for their communities, our state and nation,” said William Hubbard, dean of the Joseph F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2003. Rice School of Law. While serving as governor, Beasley advocated for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House dome.

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Press Release: ACPA Renames Professional Development Event to the Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring SSAOs

ACPA

Dr. Paul Shang was the sixty-third ACPA President from 2002-2003 and the first and only Asian American member to have served in this role to date. After serving as ACPA President in 2002-2003, Shang continued to lead in ACPA as a member of the International Books and Media Board.

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Thriving in Online Teaching 

Faculty Focus

What I have found throughout the years is that online teaching, with some exceptions, is not always the best fit for extroverts, but a dream job for introverts. Find a dean who cares about career success and human success I’ve been fortunate to have many great online deans throughout the years. What do you need from me?

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Students left out of Texas A&M’s Qatar decision

The PIE News

Texas A&M University opened its Doha campus in 2003 in partnership with the state-led Qatar Foundation which funds all campus operations. They were informed of the news via an email from president Mark A. Welsh delivered at 1 am AST on Friday, at the start of the weekend which falls on Friday-Saturday in most Arab countries.

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