ACADEMIC

KARSTEN J.Y. CASH is the new director of the Black Culture Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He comes to UMC from Eastern Illinois University, where he was an academic advisor for the Gateway Program. Cash earned a bachelor's degree in African American Studies from Wesleyan University (Conn.); and a master's degree in social justice education from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

DR. E. NEWTON JACKSON JR. has been appointed an assistant professor in the sport administration program in the department of physical education at Florida State University. Before this appointment, he was on the faculty of Howard University and was the only African American head coach of a swimming and diving team at the NCAA Division I level. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree from the University of the District of Columbia; a master's degree in sport administration from Grambling State University; and a doctorate in sport administration from the University of New Mexico.

JOAN JOHNSON has been named assistant professor of education at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. Previously, she was an assistant professor of education at the University of Evansville in Indiana. Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from James Madison University (Va.); and a master's degree in counseling education from the University of Virginia.

E. TIMOTHY MOORE has been appointed the assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University (Ohio). He has served for 23 years as an associate professor in the department of Pan African Studies. Moore earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts, and a master of arts and a master of fine arts, both in visual communication design, and all from Kent State University.

ALAN MURRY is the new assistant admissions director at the University of South Florida. Previously, he was the recruitment manager at Oral Roberts University (Okla.). Murry earned a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.