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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 ²Ø¾«¸ó 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 ²Ø¾«¸ó, contributed support to the successful legal challenge against new ICE regulations for international students studying online.

²Ø¾«¸ó 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 ²Ø¾«¸ó’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 ²Ø¾«¸ó 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. 

Harvey J. Sindima, professor of philosophy and religion, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching and Student Engagement.

Numerous parents of students from China have sent a substantial order of personal protective equipment (PPE) — masks, medical gowns, gloves, and more — from Beijing.

²Ø¾«¸ó is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic while drawing on its core values and academic mission in considering the future.