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Tag: Social Sciences
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Virginia Tech Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics Launches New Global Undergrad Journal
Virginia Tech’s Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics has launched the only undergrad journal in the world open to students in philosophy, politics and economics outside of their school. The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Review: An International Undergraduate Journal – published in association with Virginia Tech Publishing – will publish research in philosophy, politics and […]
May 12, 2021
Faculty & Staff
JUAN ARMANDO ROJAS JOO
JUAN ARMANDO ROJAS JOO has been appointed associate dean for diversity and inclusion at Ohio Wesleyan University. Rojas is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Modern Foreign Languages at Ohio Wesleyan. Rojas earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.
May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
JAYATI GHOSH
JAYATI GHOSH has been appointed dean of the School of Business Administration and a professor of international business at Widener University. She was associate dean of the Barowsky School of Business at Dominican University of California. Ghosh earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Calcutta in India, a master’s from Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, and a doctorate from the University of Waterloo in Canada.
May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
MARIA MARTINEZ ITURRIAGA
MARIA MARTINEZ ITURRIAGA has been named executive director of the Berklee College of Music campus in Valencia, Spain. She was associate dean of enrollment and career development at Berklee. Iturriaga earned a bachelor’s from the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música in Spain, a bachelor’s from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, also in Spain, and a master’s from New York University.
May 4, 2016
African-American
ANNE R. HAAKE
ANNE R. HAAKE has been named dean of the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She was interim dean of the College of Computing and Information Sciences at RIT. Haake received a bachelor’s from Colgate University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of South Carolina. She also earned a master’s from RIT.
May 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
MOHAMED LACHEMI
MOHAMED LACHEMI has been appointed president and vice chancellor of Ryerson University. He was interim president and vice chancellor of Ryerson. Lachemi earned a bachelor’s from l’Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran in Algeria, and a master’s and a doctorate from L’Université de Sherbrooke, also in Algeria.
May 4, 2016
African-American
Watanabe Dedicates Career to the Advancement of Asian Americans
University of Massachusetts professor Dr. Paul Watanabe leads research designed to strengthen and further Asian American involvement in political, economic, social and cultural life.
May 1, 2016
Students
My Brother’s Keeper Hitting Growth Marks
Two years after President Obama established the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Task Force, the initiative is on track to meet and/or surpass its initial goals.
April 24, 2016
Leadership & Policy
The World Mourns Loss of Influential Prince
Undoubtedly we have lost a monumental talent and an artist for whom love of all kinds seems to undergird his decades-worth of unique talent and creativity.
April 21, 2016
Students
CHERYL HOLCOMB-MCCOY
CHERYL HOLCOMB-MCCOY has been named dean of the School of Education at American University, effective July 1. She is vice provost for faculty affairs and a professor of counseling and human development in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. Holcomb-McCoy earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Virginia, and a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
April 20, 2016
Latinx
ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON
ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON has been appointed director of the UA Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. She is the R. Pete Vanderveen Chair in Therapeutic Discovery and Development in the School of Pharmacy and a professor of biomedical engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. Brinton earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.
April 20, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Black Intellectuals Ponder How Best to Share Knowledge
A recurring theme was how the world beyond the academy has to affect how a Black intellectual views his or her teaching and research within a broader societal context.
April 14, 2016
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