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UCD appoints first female president in 169 years

The PIE News

At University College Dublin, International Women’s Day was even more significant this year with the historic appointment of the university’s first woman president in its 169-year history. UCD is Ireland’s largest university with over 38,000 students and is ranked within the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide.

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

said Raymundo Arroyave, professor of Materials Science and Engineering, in a special Faculty Senate meeting. “I Written by the class of 2015, the letter urged university leadership to remove Muhl from her position. Saint Mary College In a more peaceful leadership transition, Jason Adsit of Mt.

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The divestment problem

University Business

More from UB: The 3 factors holding at-risk students back from graduating The ethical dilemma Student calls for divestment have a significant history in higher education, and some have proved successful. Three years ago, university leadership at Rutgers divested from fossil fuels following similar calls for action, North Jersey reports.

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