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Ann Hodges, SPCS chair of paralegal studies and professor of law emerita, is among a panel of experts featured in a WalletHub article on pandemic impacts, State Economies Hit the Most by Coronavirus. Panelists offered responses to questions about pandemic and post-pandemic economic and employment challenges.
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Erik Nielson, professor and assistant chair of liberal arts, has been appointed to the City of Richmond’s Task Force on the Establishment of a Civilian Review Board, tasked with establishing a civilian review board for Richmond police oversight after unrest last summer following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Daniel Hocutt, SPCS web manager and adjunct professor of liberal arts, has been invited to become a member of the Building Digital Literacy research cluster in the Digital Life Institute, an international research network of multidisciplinary scholars studying the social implications of disruptive digital technologies.
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Kate Cassada, assistant chair and associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies, has been named president of the Virginia Professors of Educational Leadership (VPEL), a statewide organization of professors that prepare public school administrators and supervisors at the graduate level.
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