TALLADEGA GETS FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT

DR. MARGUERITE ARCHIE-HUDSON has taken the reigns of leadership as president of Talladega College in Alabama, becoming the first woman to do so and the third alumna. She had been interim president since July. Archie-Hudson has extensive leadership experience, having served as a California State Assemblywoman to the 48th assembly district of Los Angeles from 1990-96. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Talladega; a master's degree in education from Harvard University; and a doctorate in higher education from the University of California-Los Angeles.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

DR. KWAKU ARMAH, has been appointed associate vice president of minority affairs and diversity at William Paterson University. Most recently, he was director of institutional assessment and research at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York. Armah earned a bachelor's degree in biology, and a master's degree in educational psychology, both from Montclair State University; and a doctorate in educational psychology from Rutgers University.

DR. MACKIE J.V. BLANTON is the new associate dean of multicultural affairs in the Office of Student Life at the University of New Orleans. Blanton has been a member of the faculty since 1980 and chaired the diversity advisory committee to the Office of Academic Affairs since 1994. Blanton earned a bachelor's degree in French-Spanish from Xavier University (La.); and a master's and a doctoral degree in linguistics, both from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

SANDRA GLOVER has been named the new special assistant to the president for multicultural and community affairs for Ferris State University (Mich.). She most recently taught an undergraduate course in multicultural education at the University of Toledo. Glover earned a bachelor's degree in business administration, and a master's degree in higher education administration, both from Kent State University.