Two African Americans Appointed to Positions as Dean

randy-rasch_lgRandolph Rasch has been selected as the next dean of the College of Nursing at Michigan State University. He has been serving as a professor in the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. From 2002 to 2010, Dr. Rasch served on the faculty at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dr. Rasch is a graduate of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He holds a master degree from Vanderbilt University and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of Texas at Austin.

muscadinFarah C. Muscadin was named dean of students at Chicago State University in Illinois. She will also hold the title of associate vice president of student affairs. She has been serving as interim dean of student affairs and director of intergovernmental affairs at the university.

Muscadin is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where she majored in business administration. She holds a juris doctorate from the University of Iowa College of Law.

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