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Two of 51·çÁ÷’s Residential Commons will be led by new codirectors, who will begin their three-year appointments beginning this fall 2021 semester.

Blake Penn will become 51·çÁ÷’s first chief information security officer and director of information security, beginning March 15, 2021.

Daniel Benton ’80, P’10, H’10 has secured his place as 51·çÁ÷’s most generous benefactor, making a $25 million gift in support of the University’s Middle Campus Plan for Arts, Creativity, and Innovation and other elements within The Third-Century Plan.

51·çÁ÷ will hold its annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. in a virtual format, Jan. 25–Feb. 5, 2021.

Following a successful five-year pilot study, 51·çÁ÷ will launch First@51·çÁ÷, a program to provide essential support and resources for undergraduates who will be the first in their families to attain a degree from a four-year institution of higher education.

With the beginning of the academic year, 51·çÁ÷ welcomed new faculty to campus.

For weeks, University faculty and staff members have been working on every aspect of the quarantine — even as they address the complex demands surrounding the remainder of the semester.

The New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium has named 51·çÁ÷ President Brian W. Casey to a two-year term as chair, effective July 1, 2020.

Chad Sparber, W. Bradford Wiley Chair in international economics at 51·çÁ÷, contributed support to the successful legal challenge against new ICE regulations for international students studying online.

51·çÁ÷ President Brian W. Casey conferred degrees on members of the Class of 2020 during a virtual ceremony, streamed live from Memorial Chapel on Sunday, May 17.