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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Samford University Board of Trustees today elected Beck A. Taylor as its 19th president, effective July 1, 2021. Taylor succeeds Andrew Westmoreland, who is retiring after serving as president of Samford University since 2006.
The new president s election came at a special meeting of the Samford University Board of Trustees this morning. Taylor, 51, was recommended to the board by a 23-member presidential search committee following a six-month national search involving more than 80 nominations and applicants.
Beck A. Taylor named 19th president of Samford University.
The Samford University Board of Trustees today elected Beck A. Taylor as its 19th president, effective July 1, 2021.
The new employees include: Alicia Hyman, Outreach Librarian; Sara Russell-Scholl, Children s and Youth Services Supervisor; Kisha Sawyers, Technology Engagement Librarian; and Autumn Mawhinney, Technical Services Supervisor. We are pleased to welcome these talented professionals to lead our service initiatives in the coming months and beyond, said Athenaeum Director Alex Reczkowski. Hyman comes to the library from New York City, where she was a Social Sector Librarian at the nonprofit Candid. Hyman holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute, and has worked in a variety of library settings, including in prison and jail outreach. In addition to librarianship, Hyman also has a background in editing and proofreading. Hyman is interested in local music collections.
Berkshire Athenaeum Introduces New Librarians
The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s Public Library, expands its reach in the City of Pittsfield with the addition of four librarians to its professional staff.
The new employees include: Alicia Hyman, Outreach Librarian; Sara Russell-Scholl, Children’s and Youth Services Supervisor; Kisha Sawyers, Technology Engagement Librarian; and Autumn Mawhinney, Technical Services Supervisor.
“We are pleased to welcome these talented professionals to lead our service initiatives in the coming months and beyond,” says Athenaeum Director Alex Reczkowski.
Hyman comes to the library from New York City, where she was a Social Sector Librarian at the nonprofit Candid. Hyman holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute, and has worked in a variety of library settings, including in prison and jail outreach. In addition to librarianship, Hyman also has a background in editing and proofreading. A lifelong mus
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A few weeks ago, ahead of a nor’easter that unleashed biting winds and snow across New England, Alyssa Washington, a high school senior who wants to be a nurse, made her big college decision: not to go next fall.
There was no single reason. Rather, mounting obstacles led Washington, a senior at Metropolitan Business Academy, a public school in New Haven, to hit pause. She had not finished the Common App, a shared application form used by more than 900 colleges and universities; had struggled to write her application essay; had lost her password for Naviance, which collects transcripts, recommendation letters and other forms needed to apply; and – like many students in low-income districts this year – had not filled out the FAFSA, the federal financial aid application form.
Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni and students discussed educationâs intersection with racial inequality and socioeconomic disparities at a conference Saturday.
The Alumni of Color Conference, which has occurred annually since its first iteration in 2003, was themed âImmunity in Community: Resilience in the Face of a Double Pandemicâ this year.
HGSE Dean Bridget Terry Long, who gave the welcoming address, highlighted what she dubbed a crisis in educational access due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Long also warned that the consequences of inaction around education gaps are great.
âThe widening educational opportunity gaps between children from different backgrounds is undoubtedly one of the greatest risks of the pandemic,â she said. âPredictions suggest that by the fall of 2021, students will have lost three months, up to a year of learning, depending on the quality of their remote instruction.â