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April 29, 2021 Nominations are being sought from within the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences for an interim leader following the announcement today that Dean André-Denis Wright has accepted a new position in Oklahoma. Wright, who took the helm at CAHNRS in June 2018, will serve as senior vice president and provost at the Norman campus for the University of Oklahoma. His last day at WSU will be June 30. “Dean Wright has been a strong leader and advocate for CAHNR...

April 29, 2021 By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Professor Lav Khot was named interim director of Washington State University’s AgWeatherNet with the goal of maintaining the momentum of the system’s growth and increasing public-private partnerships. Khot takes over as director for Dave Brown, who initiated much of the growth. AgWeatherNet provides weather data and weather-related support tools to improve agricultural production, efficiency and...

7 hrs ago Pictured is André-Denis Wright, a microbiologist who will serve as the University of Oklahomas new provost and senior vice president. Wright brings academic experience from universities across the U.S. and from Australia. (Photo provided) Photo provided The University of Oklahoma announced Thursday that André-Denis Wright, a microbiologist who brings academic experience from universities across the U.S. and Australia, will serve as its n...

OU President Joseph Harroz announced the appointment of André-Denis Wright as senior vice president and provost of the Norman campus Thursday.  Pending OU Board of Regents’ approval, Wright will start in the job July 1, according to the email. The next regents’ meeting is slated for May 17-18.  If approved, Wright will replace former Provost and Senior Vice President Kyle Harper, who resigned from the position in June 2020, four months after a three-day long sit-in in which s...

The Presidential Search Committee met April 21, per the schedule established in their April 10 meeting, finalized the list of candidates that will be interviewed for the job of LSUs

Search committee narrows down list of candidates for next LSU president to 8 Memorial Tower on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La. (Source: Nick Gremillion) By WAFB Staff | April 21, 2021 at 3:48 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 11:26 AM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The LSU Presidential Search Committee has announced the list of 23 candidates who are seeking to become the next president of the university. However, the committee announced Wednesday it narrowed down the list of candidates to eight ...

The Presidential Search Committee met April 21, per the schedule established in their April 10 meeting, and finalized the list of candidates that will be interviewed for the job of LSUs president.  Out of the 23 applicants presented to the committee, eight were chosen to move forward to the interview stage.  Following is the list of candidates who were up for consideration: Laurence Alexander, J.D., Ph.D. Professor and Chancellor University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff James Anderson, Ph.D. ...

List of candidates for next president of LSU announced LSU releases list of presidential candidates By WAFB Staff | April 21, 2021 at 3:48 PM CDT - Updated April 21 at 5:23 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The LSU Presidential Search Committee has announced the list of 23 candidates who are seeking to become the next president of the university. However, the committee announced Wednesday it will only eight of the 23 candidates: Laurence Alexander, Ron Clark, Jay Dardenne, Kelvin Droegemeier, Ji...

Tim Hearden An industry leader says the program is the perfect way to support diversity amid future winemakers and industry professionals. Mar 12, 2021 A three-way partnership between Woodinville Wine Country, Chateau Ste. Michelle, and DeLille Cellars will aim to recruit students from diverse backgrounds for Washington State University’s wine science program. As racial justice protests erupted across the country last summer, Amber Schmitt, Director of Marketing for...

March 8, 2021 College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. –Students, bees, wine, and multiple agricultural research and outreach programs will benefit from a recent $2 million donation by Northwest Farm Credit Services to Washington State University. “From its very founding, WSU has stood side-by-side with Washington’s agriculture industry—the state’s largest—to bring agricultural innovation and technology across the state,” said WSU president Kirk...