DR. VALERIE A. BARNES is the new director of the W. N. Daniel African American Cultural Center at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee. Previously she taught liberal studies and communication courses for a community-based organization. Barnes earned a bachelor's from Calumet College in Indiana, and a master's and a doctorate from National-Louis University in Chicago.

JAMES W. FREEMAN has been named director of multicultural affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Freeman, a veteran Omaha Public Schools administrator, was previously interim director of multicultural affairs. He earned a bachelor's from Tuskegee University and a master's from the University of Nebraska.

TONY HAWKINS is the new dean of humanities, social sciences and education at Montgomery College in Maryland. Most recently, he served as the associate dean of English and humanities at Hudson County Community College in New Jersey. Hawkins earned a bachelor's from Towson State University and a master's from the University of Georgia.

DR. RUTH LOUISE RAY is the new chair of the department of education at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Most recently, she served as LSU's director of graduate studies in education and is a former high school principal. Ray earned both bachelor's and master's degrees from Southern University and a doctorate from Colorado State University.

DR. MARCUS D. TILLERY has been appointed dean of the School of Applied Science and Technology at Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey. Previously, Tillery was an associate professor in the department of manufacturing systems at North Carolina A&T State University. Tillery earned a bachelor's from NC A&T, and a master's and doctorate from Iowa State University.

DWAUN WARMACK has been named associate director for programs at Western
Carolina University in North Carolina. Previously, he was director of multicultural affairs at WCU. Warmack earned a bachelor's and a master's from Delta State University in Mississippi.