UMS Gets New Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs
University of Maine System’s Chancellor Joseph W. Westphal has announced a new Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs. Elsa Nunez will be replacing Dr. James H. Breece, who has held the position on a fixed-length appointment since 2000. Nunez has served on the boards of Academic Affairs at several other universities. She has published articles on diversity, affirmative action, Hispanics in higher education, and retention.
German Diplomat to give Lecture at USM
Boston-based G?nter Wehrmann, Deputy Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, will be giving a lecture on American-German relations on Tuesday, September 16 at 10 a.m. in room 211 of Payson-Smith hall. The lecture is entitled “German-American Misunderstandings — Shared Values, Different Perspectives.”