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New Presidents or Provosts: Alvin CC, Bishop State CC, Calhoun CC, California State U–Monterey Bay, Logan U, Southern Utah U, United States International U–Africa, U of Liverpool

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August 5, 2022

Michael Beck, senior dean of liberal arts at Wake Tech Community College, in North Carolina, has been appointed vice president of instruction at Alvin Community College, in Texas.
Mindy Benson, interim president of Southern Utah University, has been named to the job on a permanent basis.
Olivier Charles, vice chancellor for student success at the Alabama Community College System, has been chosen as president of Bishop State Community College, also in Alabama.
Margee Ensign, president of American University of Nigeria, has been selected as vice chancellor of United States International University–Africa, in Kenya.
Jimmy Hodges, interim president of Calhoun Community College, in Alabama, has been named to the job on a permanent basis.
Tim Jones, provost and vice principal at the University of Birmingham, in Britain, has been appointed vice chancellor of the University of Liverpool, also in Britain.
Brian McAulay, vice chancellor for academic affairs at South University, in Georgia, has been chosen as vice president of academic affairs at Logan University, in Missouri.
Vanya Quiñones, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Pace University, in New York, has been selected as president of California State University, Monterey Bay.

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