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University of Richmond to Receive $25 Million for New Student Learning Center

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The University of Richmond (UR) will receive $25 million for a student learning center. The Carole and Marcus Weinstein Learning Center – in the Boatwright Memorial Library – will integrate and expand student academic services, including effective speaking, writing, and peer tutoring. Carole and Marcus Weinstein.

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JEN CIACCIO

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Jen Ciaccio Jen Ciaccio has been named executive director of college houses and academic services at the University of Pennsylvania. She serves as senior director for academic and residential programs. from Temple University in Philadelphia.

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SUSANNA RINEHART

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She has served as chair of Theatre and Cinema Program for the first six years after the School of Performing Arts was formed, as the school's interim director, and as acting director of student academic services for theatre and cinema.

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Dr. Kristina Whalen Appointed President of Foothill College

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Dr. Kristina Whalen Whalen is currently vice president of academic services at Las Positas College and vice president of the California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers Association. Kristina Whalen will become president of Foothill College, effective Mar.

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Dr. Kristine Dillon Appointed Interim President of Whittier College

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Previously, she was president of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE); dean of academic services and student affairs at Tufts University; and a senior leader in student affairs at the University of Southern California. “As Dillion is a senior adviser for Huron Consulting’s higher education practice.

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What it Means to Sit at the Intersection of Blackness, Queerness

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Yolanda Vivian Williams-Goliday Dr. Yolanda Vivian Williams-Goliday’s first priority is to make sure that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a supportive and inclusive space for its LGBTQ+, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary community. And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University.

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Ashton Gillotte

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School: University of Louisville Major: Communication Year: Senior As a defensive lineman for the Louisville Cardinals, Ashton Gillotte has garnered recognition with his selection to the 2023 First Team CSC Academic All-American, and he was No. 78 in company with the 2023 ESPN Top 100 Players, among other honors.