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RayShell Shelden, a paraeducator who works with special education students at Philo T. Farnsworth Elementary School in West Valley City, poses for a photo on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, while sitting behind the screen she uses when teaching at the school.
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At an elementary school named for American television technology pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, RayShell Shelden helps students with intellectual disabilities tackle learning.
Shelden, a paraeducator for the Granite School District, is also a mom and a college student who is working toward her bachelor’s degree in special education from Western Governors University.
The state has named an interim leader to oversee the University of Utah while it continues to search for a permanent replacement for outgoing President Ruth Watkins.
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The Utah Board of Higher Education announced Michael L. Good as interim president of the University of Utah on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The appointment will take effect in April. Good will return to his current roles as CEO of University of Utah Health, dean of the University of Utah School of Medicine, and senior vice president of Health Sciences at the university after the board completes the presidential search and a new president is appointed. University of Utah President Ruth Watkins announced in January that she is stepping down.
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SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Board of Higher Education on Saturday announced the appointment of Dr. Michael Good as interim president of the University of Utah.