April 27, 2024
Education
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida
Dr. P. Barry Butler Named New President of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
becoming the sixth president of the world's leading university focusing on aviation, aerospace and research. Dr. Butler is leaving his current post as Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Iowa. On Feb. 14, the Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Butler
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Published on 2/17/2017
Beacon College, Leesburg
The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges awarded Beacon College's board of trustees the 2017 AGB John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership for negotiating an arduous leadership change. Beacon is the first college or university accredited to award bachelor's degrees primarily to students with learning disabilities, ADHD and other learning differences.
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Published on 2/9/2017
Beacon College, Leesburg/Florida
Brian Ogle is Animalearn's 2016 Humane Educator of the Year.
The animal-rights advocacy group saluted Ogle, who leads the anthrozoology program at Beacon College - the first higher-education institution accredited to award bachelor's degrees primarily to students who learn differently - for using dissection alternatives and linking students to animals through experiences.
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Published on 1/24/2017
