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Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019
MANHATTAN —An experienced 1xbet best casino website academic affairs leader will be Kansas State University's first vice provost for 1xbet best casino.
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Before joining George Mason, Brown Leonard's experience includes serving at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as assistant dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and as assistant to the dean for special 1xbet best casino website recognition and an academic advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences.
She has taught courses at George Mason University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She also has been an invited speaker and presenter on 1xbet best casino website success, learning, engagement and assessment at conferences and professional meetings across the country, and has published her work in Research in Higher Education, Journal of College 1xbet best casino website Development, NASPA Journal and more.
Brown Leonard earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Mount Holyoke College, a master's degree in higher education and 1xbet best casino website affairs administration from the University of Vermont, and a doctorate in college 1xbet best casino website personnel from the University of Maryland.
