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Harvard-Trained Doctor Named to Head United Nations Effort on HIV/AIDS in Africa

September 3, 2013

Dr. Speciosa Wandira-Kasibwe is a senior adviser to the president of Uganda on population and health. From 1993 to 2004, she served as vice president of Uganda, the first woman in Africa to hold such a position.

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Administrator Named to United Nations Post

September 19, 2012

Joan M. Prince is vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

Foundation to Help Child Soldiers Establishes a Chapter at Oberlin College

October 3, 2011

Ishmael Beah was a child soldier in Sierra Leone but went on to graduate from Oberlin College.

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Rico Munn Named Chancellor of the Colorado State University System

Breaking News February 23, 2026

“The institutions of the CSU System have an extraordinary legacy of serving Colorado — a legacy I am honored and excited to help carry forward,” said Rico Munn, who will begin his role as system chancellor in 2027.

Michele Murray Appointed President of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

Breaking News February 23, 2026

The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a national organization that supports Jesuit higher education institutions in the United States, Belize, and Canada. Dr. Murray, who currently serves as senior vice president for student development and mission at the College of the Holy Cross, is slated to become the association's next president on June 2.

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