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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The federal judge who outlawed “intelligent design” from being taught in public schools and struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage will leave the bench to become the president at Dickinson College, the school said Friday.
John E. Jones III, the chief judge of the U.S. Middle District of Pennsylvania, will resign this summer to take a two-year term as interim president of the Carlisle-based Dickinson.
Jones, 65, graduated from Dickinson in 1977 and chairs the school’s board of trustees. Members approached him about serving as the interim president after Margee M. Ensign, the current president, notified them that she would be leaving, he said.
U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III to leave bench to head Dickinson College Marc Levy
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The federal judge who outlawed “intelligent design” from being taught in public schools and struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage will leave the bench to become the president at Dickinson College, the school said Friday.
John E. Jones III, the chief judge of the U.S. Middle District of Pennsylvania, will resign this summer to take a two-year term as interim president of the Carlisle-based Dickinson.
Jones, 65, graduated from Dickinson in 1977 and chairs the school’s board of trustees. Members approached him about serving as the interim president after Margee M. Ensign, the current president, notified them that she would be leaving, he said.
Dickinson College President Margee Ensign announced on Friday she is resigning from her post on June 30. U.S. Middle District Judge John E. Jones III, chair of the college's Board of Trustees, will take over as interim president.
John Jones III moves from being a federal judge to Dickinson College president: ‘I feel very blessed’
Updated May 14, 2021;
Posted May 14, 2021
U.S. Middle District Court Chief Judge John Jones III, who chairs Dickinson College s board of trustees, talks here with outgoing Dickinson College President Margee Ensign, who he will succeed on an interim basis.
Screenshot from Dickinson College video
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U.S. Middle District Court Chief Judge John Jones III had no plans on leaving the federal bench for four more years.
But then an opportunity arose that intrigued him enough to decide to trade his judicial robe for an academic one.
05/13/2021
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) today released its biennial Report on Underage and High-Risk Drinking, which details current trends and rates of consumption for underage and college students and outlines statewide education and prevention initiatives to address alcohol-related issues.
The report, required by Act 85 of 2006, was produced by the PLCB in cooperation with multiple state agencies and partners in alcohol education and is presented to the General Assembly to increase awareness of alcohol issues of public health concern.
“This report gives a glimpse of how COVID-19 affected patterns of alcohol use by young people across the commonwealth. We see both emerging and ongoing trends that need to be addressed by various groups, including public health agencies, educators, and parents and guardians,” said PLCB Chairman Tim Holden.