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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ will hold its annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. in a virtual format, Jan. 25–Feb. 5, 2021.

Following a successful five-year pilot study, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ will launch First@ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, a program to provide essential support and resources for undergraduates who will be the first in their families to attain a degree from a four-year institution of higher education.

With the beginning of the academic year, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ welcomed new faculty to campus.

For weeks, University faculty and staff members have been working on every aspect of the quarantine — even as they address the complex demands surrounding the remainder of the semester.

The New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium has named ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ President Brian W. Casey to a two-year term as chair, effective July 1, 2020.

Chad Sparber, W. Bradford Wiley Chair in international economics at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, contributed support to the successful legal challenge against new ICE regulations for international students studying online.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ President Brian W. Casey conferred degrees on members of the Class of 2020 during a virtual ceremony, streamed live from Memorial Chapel on Sunday, May 17.

Esther Rosbrook, assistant director of ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s ALANA Cultural Center, will assume the director position on June 1. She is currently serving as the center’s assistant director.

Following a yearlong search, Karl Clauss ’90 has been named vice president for advancement, effective August 10, 2020.

The ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the national collegiate honor society, has named Assistant Professor of Spanish Marta Perez-Carbonell as its Professor of the Year for 2020.