December 2020

Maricopa Community Colleges Face Sharp Enrollment Decline Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

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December 1, 2020 | : Enrollment in the Maricopa Community Colleges system decreased drastically this fall, continuing a downward trend since 2010 that has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, AZ Central reported. Enrollment numbers this fall are at 102,761, as opposed to 120,212 last fall – a 14.5% drop. Glendale Community College has […]

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Former Lehigh Student Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Roommate

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December 1, 2020 | : Former Lehigh University student Yukai Yang admitted Monday to poisoning his roommate’s food and drink with thallium – an odorless and tasteless heavy metal substance formerly used in rat poison, the Associated Press reported. Yukai Yang Yang, 24, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Juwan Royal. Under a plea

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Dr. Ayanna Howard Named Dean of College of Engineering at Ohio State University, First Woman in Role

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December 1, 2020 | : Dr. Ayanna Howard will be dean of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University, effective March 1, 2021. The appointment will make her the first woman to lead the college. Dr. Ayanna Howard Howard will also be a tenured professor in the school’s electrical and computer engineering department.

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Dr. Carol Fierke Named Provost and Executive Vice President at Brandeis University

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December 1, 2020 | : Dr. Carol A. Fierke, provost and executive vice president at Texas A&M University since 2017, will be Brandeis University’s next provost, executive vice president and chief academic officer, effective January 1, 2021, according to Brandeis officials. Dr. Carol Fierke Prior to Texas A&M, Fierke – a biochemist and proponent of

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