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Read More Amherst College Michael Elliott, PhD named President of Amherst College. Read More National Center for Teacher Residencies Kathlene Holmes Campbell, PhD named Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for Teacher Residencies Read More North Carolina State University Reshunda Mahone named Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving at North Carolina State University Read More The Wege Foundation James Logan named President and Chief Executive Officer of The Wege Foundation Read More Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Jill Crisman, PhD named Executive Director, Digital Intelligence Safety Research Institute at Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Read More New York Academy of Medicine Ann Kurth, PhD, MPH, MSN, CNM, FAAN, FACNM named President of The New York Academy of Medicine. Read More University of California San Diego John M. Carethers, MD named Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences at University of California San Diego. 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University at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine Marcelo W.B Araujo, DDS, PhD named Dean of the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo. Read More
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Ohio Environmental Council Carol Kauffman selected Executive Director of the Ohio Environmental Council. Read More
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Phillips Academy Andover Merrilee Mardon, PhD named Deputy Head of School at Phillips Academy Andover. Read More
College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross has selected Elliott Visconsi, PhD as the next Provost and Dean of the College. Read More
University of North Carolina School of the Arts B. Afeni McNeely Cobham, PhD named Associate Vice Chancellor & Vice Provost for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Read More
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport David Guzick, MD, PhD appointed as Chancellor of LSU Health Shreveport. Read More
NAFSA: Association of International Educators Fanta Aw, PhD named Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Read More
The State University of New York System John B. King, Jr. named Chancellor of The State University of New York System. Read More
Regis University Dr. Salvador Aceves selected to serve as the next president of Regis University. Read More
Society of Architectural Historians Ben Thomas, PhD named Executive Director of the Society of Architectural Historians. Read More
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Chak Chan, PhD named Dean of the Physical Sciences and Engineering division at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Read More
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United Way of Greater Cleveland Sharon Sobol Jordan named President + CEO of United Way of Greater Cleveland. Read More
The American Board of Family Medicine, Inc. Gary Lewis LeRoy named Senior Vice President for Diplomate Experience at The American Board of Family Medicine, Inc. Read More
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Mount Holyoke Alumnae Association Trisha Tanner named Executive Director of the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Association. Read More
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Whitney Donhauser named Deputy Director and Chief Advancement Officer of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read More
National Center for Teacher Residencies Kathlene Holmes Campbell, PhD named Chief Executive Officer of the National Center for Teacher Residencies Read More
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Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Jill Crisman, PhD named Executive Director, Digital Intelligence Safety Research Institute at Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Read More
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North Carolina Justice Center Reginald T. Shuford named Executive Director of the North Carolina Justice Center. Read More
Community Resources for Justice Spurgeon ‘Kenny’ Kennedy named Vice President of Community Resources for Justice to lead the Crime and Justice Institute. Read More
Hoag Hospital Foundation Norelia Maldonado Huerta named Senior Director of Annual Giving at Hoag Hospital Foundation. Read More
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