Leading global professional services firm Alvarez&Marsal(A&M)has promoted Restructuring&Turnaround practice Managing Director Erin McKeighan as co-head of its Case Management Services group,serving alongside Managing Director,Julie Hertzberg.Ms.McKeighan’s promotion reflects the firm’s recognition of her ability to help private and public companies find pathways for maximizing value and driving change.A&M’s Case Management Services group specializes in Chapter 11 strategy and planning,case administration,and information management.With nearly 20 years of restructuring experience,Ms.McKeighan has worked across multiple industries including technology,media and telecommunications(TMT),wholesale and retail,manufacturing,non-profit and energy sub-sectors such as coal,power generation,oil,and gas.She partners with client stakeholders,including management,boards,sponsors,and creditors,to facilitate restructurings and reorganizations that place clients in astronger financial position.Ms.McKeighan has advised on over 40 cases and has enabled the restructuring of over$60 billion in debt obligations.Ms.Hertzberg,current practice head said,“Erin represents this generation of female restructuring leaders.Her promotion demonstrates A&M’s commitment to developing women leaders and appreciation for how diversity contributes to our clients’growth against the backdrop of economic volatility.”Jeff Stegenga,Managing Director and Practice Leader with Alvarez&Marsal North American Commercial Restructuring group,added,“Erin’s significant contributions have enhanced our practice and our firm.In her new role,she furthers our ability to solve complex problems and drive change.Julie and Erin’s combined leadership will benefit A&M’s clients,restructuring professionals and future talent.”Ms.McKeighan earned abachelor’s degree in business from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.She is a2021 American Bankruptcy Institute“40 Under 40”honoree.Ms.McKeighan is also aleadership member of Catholic Renewal,serves as awish granter for the Make-A-Wish Foundation,and is aboard member of Golden Apple.About Alvarez&Marsal Companies,investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez&Marsal(A&M)for leadership,action and results.Privately held since its founding in 1983,A&M is aleading global professional services firm that provides advisory,business performance improvement and turnaround management services.When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change,clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.With over 8,000 people providing services across six continents,we deliver tangible results for corporates,boards,private equity firms,law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges.Our senior leaders,and their teams,leverage A&M’s restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively,catapult growth and accelerate results.We are experienced operators,world-class consultants,former regulators and industry authorities with ashared commitment to telling clients what’s really needed for turning change into astrategic business asset,managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth. 查看详细>>

The Australian‘s 2024 Research Magazine ranks the University of Sydney and its researchers as number one nationally across arange of research fields.The 2024 Research Magazine,produced by The Australian and its partner League of Scholars,has ranked the University of Sydney and its researchers as number one nationally across arange of research fields including computer vision and pattern recognition,physical education and sports medicine,primary health care,public health,and transportation.Released today,the 2024 Research Magazine celebrates the excellence of Australian research.An impact score,based on paper citations,is used to determine the top researcher and research institution in 250 fields of research.The University of Sydney ranks as the top research institution in 20 research fields and 18 University of Sydney researchers are named as leaders in their respective fields.Of note are fields in which the University secured both top institution and top researcher nationally,such as in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition(Professor Dacheng Tao);Transportation(Professor David Hensher);Physical Education and Sports Medicine(Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis);Primary Health Care(Professor Sarah Dennis);and Public Health(Professor Emeritus Adrian Bauman).Professor Edward Holmes was also named lead researcher across the three fields of Life Sciences&Earth Sciences(general),Cell Biology and Molecular Biology.Refer to the full listing for the University below.Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Research),Professor Emma Johnston congratulated the research leaders.“We are immensely pleased to see the strong foundations the University has built across several research fields,with some of the most high-performing researchers and teams in the country.This will only grow as we continue to invest in our next generation of researchers through initiatives like our Horizons Fellowships and anew training and development program for our early career researchers.”Speaking with The Australian,Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Annamarie Jagose said the University’s reputation meant it succeeded in attracting outstanding,high-performing academics who are passionate about their research.“That halo effect means they build fantastically motivated teams who attract other excellent colleagues…and you start getting akind of aresearch concentration,almost aresearch ecosystem,that grows over time.”She said the University of Sydney was differentiated by its long-term investment in multidisciplinary initiatives including the Charles Perkins Centre,Sydney Nano and the Brain and Mind Centre and had stepped up investment in medical research with the new Sydney Biomedical Accelerator.Elsewhere,the Sydney Environment Institute is tackling some of the biggest challenges of our time and the University is also preparing for akey role in defence research.Quoted in the foreword,Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said:“The next big,cutting-edge innovations are being developed in our universities right now through research and will help to change the world tomorrow.” 查看详细>>

Robert van der Hilst,the Schlumberger Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences,has announced his decision to step down as the head of the Department of Earth,Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at the end of this academic year.A search committee will convene later this spring to recommend candidates for Van der Hilst’s successor.“Rob is aconsummate seismologist whose images of Earth’s interior structure have deepened our understanding of how tectonic plates move,how mantle convection works,and why some areas of the Earth are hot-spots for seismic and geothermal activity,”says Nergis Mavalvala,the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics and the dean of the MIT School of Science.“As an academic leader,Rob has been asteadfast champion of the department’s cross-cutting research and education missions,especially regarding climate sciences writ large at MIT.His commitment to diversity and community have made the department—and indeed,MIT—a better place to do our best work.”“For 12 years,it has been my honor to lead this department and collaborate with all our community members—faculty,staff,and students,”says Van der Hilst.“EAPS is at the vanguard of climate science research at MIT,as well Earth and planetary sciences and studies into the co-evolution of life and changing environments.”Among his other leadership roles on campus,Van der Hilst most recently served as co-chair of the faculty review committee for MIT’s Climate Grand Challenges in which EAPS researchers secured nine finalists and two,funded flagship projects.He also serves on the Institute’s Climate Nucleus to help enact Fast Forward:MIT’s Climate Action Plan for the Decade.In his more-than-decade as department head,one of Van der Hilst’s major initiatives has been developing,funding,and constructing the Tina and Hamid Moghadam Building,rapidly nearing completion adjacent to Building 54.The$35 million,LEED-platinum Building 55 will be avital center and showcase for environmental and climate research on MIT’s campus.With assistance from the Institute and generous donors,the renovations and expansion will add classrooms,meeting,and event spaces,and bring headquarters offices for EAPS,the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution(WHOI)Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science,and MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative(ESI)together,all under one roof.He also helped secure the generous gift that funded the Norman C.Rasmussen Laboratory for climate research in Building 4,as well as the Peter H.Stone and Paola Malanotte Stone Professorship,now held by prominent atmospheric scientist Arlene Fiore.On the academic side of the house,Van der Hilst and his counterpart from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering(CEE),Ali Jadbabaie,the JR East Professor and CEE department head,helped develop MIT’s new bachelor of science in climate system science and engineering(Course 1-12),jointly offered by EAPS and CEE.As part of MIT’s commitment to aid the global response to climate change,the new degree program is designed to train the next generation of leaders,providing afoundational understanding of both the Earth system and engineering principles—as well as an understanding of human and institutional behavior as it relates to the climate challenge.Beyond climate research,Van der Hilst’s tenure at the helm of the department has seen many research breakthroughs and accomplishments:from high-profile NASA missions with EAPS science leadership,including the most recent launch of the Psyche mission and the successful asteroid sample return from OSIRIS-REx,to the development of next-generation models capable of describing Earth systems with increasing detail and accuracy.Van der Hilst helped enable such scientific advancements through major improvements to experimental facilities across the department,and,more generally,his mission to double the number of fellowships available to EAPS graduate students.“By reducing the silos and inequities created by our disciplinary groups,we were able to foster collaborations that allow faculty,students,and researchers to explore fundamental science questions in novel ways that expand our understanding of the natural world—with profound implications for helping to guide communities and policymakers toward asustainable future,”says Van der Hilst. 查看详细>>

Alexandra French,an experienced chemist with adegree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge,has joined Xampla to lead it through the next phase of growth.Alexandra brings extensive experience after 25 years at specialty chemicals company,Johnson Matthey,where she held avariety of senior leadership,commercial,operation and technical roles,and her most recent role leading operations at AIM listed company,Titon,across the UK,Europe,the US and South Korea.Alexandra will spearhead Xampla as the business scales up operations and partnerships with leading brands and manufacturers.Last month,Xampla launched Morro after consumer insights revealed that more than half of the UK public see plastic as a‘material of the‘past’and three quarters would prefer their products in natural sustainable packaging rather than plastic.Based on 15 years of research at the University of Cambridge,Morro sustainable materials are abadge for abetter future.The‘Morro marque’on packaging will indicate to consumers where its high-performing,plant-based materials have been used to make products.Alexandra French,CEO of Xampla said:"I am really excited to be joining such an inspiring company,with acompelling mission,groundbreaking technology,a fabulous team and company values that are completely aligned with my own.“As abusiness leader and CEO,I have atrack record of delivering results and Ilook forward to bringing my leadership experience to Xampla.“I aim to create astrong strategic vision that we can deliver together,taking the business from strength to strength.We have an extremely exciting future ahead.”Pete Hutton,Chairman of Xampla,said:“Since making our first hire in 2020,Xampla has grown exponentially.From launching our breakthrough material to market,to working with household brands including Gousto and Britvic,the business has continued to grow from strength to strength.“With the launch of Morro,we are now looking forward to the future and announcing further partnerships and product developments with the world’s biggest brands.We have an exciting next chapter ahead,with Alexandra at the helm.” 查看详细>>

Pamela Lewis has joined Associated Students UCLA as services director of the ASUCLA Student Union.In the role,which she started Oct.2,Lewis oversees day-to-day operations and programming of the student union.She is also the lead liaison for campus partners,including the facilitation of student government functions.“As Istep into my new role at ASUCLA,I’m reminded that success is not just adestination but ajourney of continuous growth and learning,like the student college experience,”said Lewis,who hopes to foster asense of belonging and community among the diverse student body at UCLA.Lewis joins UCLA from Cal State Long Beach,where she was most recently director of Multicultural Affairs.Prior to that,Lewis was director of Community Partnerships and the campus’s Women’s and Gender Equity Center,and previously served as assistant director of Conduct/Title IX Investigators. 查看详细>>

The University of Washington has appointed Troy Dannen to serve as its 16th Director of Athletics,UW President Ana Mari Cauce announced today.Dannen most recently served as the Director of Athletics at Tulane University,where during his eight-year tenure the Green Wave had 49 All-Americans and 21 conference champions,and made 41 postseason appearances,including aCotton Bowl victory over USC earlier this year.Dannen will begin his duties at the UW on Monday,Oct.9,and will be introduced in anews conference on Tuesday,Oct.10.“Troy is committed to excellence across all sports,as well as the success of our students off the field.I’m so thrilled to welcome him and his family to our Husky family because Iknow he has adeep commitment to student-athletes—enabling them to be champions in competition,in the classroom,and most importantly,in their lives after graduation.He’s also aleader in the national conversations about the changing landscape of college sports,which as we move to the Big Ten will be invaluable to securing the long-term success of Husky Athletics,”Cauce said.“I am so honored to have the opportunity to serve the University of Washington,our students,coaches,staff,faculty and incredible fans,”Dannen said.“Throughout this process,the passion,love and spirit of the UW was evident in every conversation,as was the alignment necessary for comprehensive success.We will compete for championships,and we will provide an unmatched experience for our student-athletes.The future has never been brighter for Husky Athletics,and Iam humbled to steward the next chapter in our storied history.”Dannen was afinalist for the Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year award in 2022 in recognition of the transformation of Tulane Athletics under his leadership.The Green Wave finished the 2022 football season ranked ninth in the nation,and across all sports during the 2022-23 academic year,40 Tulane student-athletes were named to all-conference teams.Tulane’s student-athletes also set adepartment-record Academic Progress Rate(APR)of 992 this past year,with a93%graduation success rate.Dannen established Green Wave Justice for All to advance diversity and inclusion within the department,university and community,as well as Tulane’s Name,Image and Likeness program to support student-athletes.In addition,he led numerous record-setting fundraising efforts,for programs to support student-athletes and teams and for capital improvements.Revenue streams across all areas increased significantly during his tenure.From 2021 to 2023,Dannen served first on the NCAA Constitution Committee and then on the NCAA Transformation Committee,serving alongside presidents,commissioners and directors of athletics in charting apath forward for intercollegiate athletics.He is currently in his fourth year as Chair of the NCAA Football Competition Committee and serves on the Executive Committee of the NCAA Football Oversight Committee.“Troy brings apassion and enthusiasm for college athletics as well as astrong commitment to developing student-athletes.He is avisionary and proven leader,and has worked diligently to improve the sport of football.I’m excited to work with Troy and help move the Huskies into the future,”UW Head Football Coach Kalen DeBoer said.“I am very excited for our university and our students as we welcome Troy into the Husky community.I’m confident that his wealth of knowledge and connections across the NCAA will help guide Washington Athletics into asuccessful future,”said Professor Alexes Harris,UW Faculty Regent and Faculty Athletics Representative.“Troy is agifted leader and experienced athletic director who will help lead Washington to new heights.He is highly respected because of his wisdom,thoughtfulness and integrity.And he is admired by coaches and administrators because of his support,creativity and drive to be the best.It’s an exciting time in college athletics with many challenges ahead,and Troy Dannen is just the person to help lead the Huskies into an exciting future.Go Dawgs!”said Chris Petersen,former Washington head football coach,who along with DeBoer,Harris,Interim Director of Athletics Erin O’Connell and Regent David Zeeck were among the consultants to President Cauce on the search. 查看详细>>

rigitte Weinsteiger has been appointed the interim director of the Penn Libraries.She will also continue to serve as the Penn Libraries Gershwind&Bennett Family Senior Associate Vice Provost for Collections and Scholarly Communications,a role she has held since Sept.2022.Weinsteiger has served in multiple leadership positions since she joined the Penn Libraries staff in 2008.As senior associate vice provost,she directs the Libraries’academic and community engagement services;collection strategy;acquisitions,access,and licensing;the preservation,conservation,and exhibits programs;and library counsel and scholarly communications.In addition,she oversees the Penn Libraries’10 departmental libraries,directing personnel,facilities,access services,and operations at these locations across campus.She leads ateam of 115 staff,in addition to hundreds of student employees and interns,and has direct oversight of the Libraries’information budget of$27 million.Among the priorities Weinsteiger has championed at Penn is the preservation of global scholarship and cultural heritage,endeavoring to increase the diversity and inclusiveness of the Libraries’collections and engagement with the Penn and Philadelphia communities.She launched the Diversity in the Stacks initiative and,most recently,instituted the new Center for Global Collections.Weinsteiger has also advanced,both locally and nationally,sustainable models for scholarly communications and partnered with Penn faculty and publishers on long-term,mutually viable solutions to expanding access to scholarly literature while sustaining ahealthy publishing enterprise.In support of these and other Libraries’priorities,Weinsteiger plays acritical role in building and growing endowments for the Libraries’deep and distinctive collections,ensuring astrategic match between scholarly content needs and the resources necessary to address them.Weinsteiger assumed the role of interim director of the Penn Libraries on Sept.13,2023.Constantia Constantinou,who was appointed H.Carton Rogers III Vice Provost and director of the Penn Libraries in Aug.2018,recently stepped down from the role for personal family reasons. 查看详细>>

The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University announces the appointment of Kanaka Rajan as its first faculty member hired within the recently launched institute.As afounding faculty member at the Kempner,Rajan will serve as an institute investigator.Rajan will also have adual appointment,serving as amember of the faculty in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School“We are thrilled to have Dr.Rajan join the Kempner,where she will play akey role in helping to shape and advance the institute’s research program,”said Kempner Co-Director Bernardo Sabatini.“She is atrue leader in the field,using innovative techniques to tackle big,difficult questions,and expanding the possibilities for how we use artificial intelligence and machine learning to understand the enduring mysteries of the brain.”“Computational approaches to understanding brain function is afrontier area of research,”said David Ginty,chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School.“Kanaka Rajan has already made enormous contributions to this area of research,and we are fortunate that she will join our community at Harvard Medical School to further advance and galvanize the field of neurobiology.We are poised to make progress in this exciting area of research in partnership with the Kempner Institute.” 查看详细>>

After anational search,the MIT Office of the Vice Chancellor has named Denzil A.Streete senior associate dean and director of the Office of Graduate Education(OGE).Streete succeeds Blanche Staton,who retired this summer after serving for more than 25 years at MIT.He will begin his role at MIT on Sept.12.Streete brings significant experience as aleader in critical aspects of graduate student life and learning,including admissions and recruitment,diversity,academic success,and graduate student support.He is currently assistant vice provost for graduate studies and chief of staff,and director of the Office for Graduate Diversity at the University of California at Berkeley,home to 13,000 graduate students in over 126 doctoral and master’s degree programs.“Denzil is anatural collaborator and passionate advocate for students,”says Ian A.Waitz,vice chancellor for undergraduate and graduate education.“This will serve us well as we navigate some very complex issues,like graduate student unionization and the impacts of the recent SCOTUS[Supreme Court]decision on the use of race in admissions.”In his new role,Streete will work across more than 100 graduate programs to recruit and support roughly 7,000 graduate students at MIT.“I can tell how critical this new role will be to graduate students and the staff and faculty who serve them,”says Streete.“As Ijoin my colleagues in OGE,we look forward to continuing to serve and uplift the dreams,aspirations.and needs of graduate students in every corner of the Institute.”Streete’s roles and involvement in graduate education at Berkeley are multifaceted,covering the recruitment,departmental admissions process,and academic success of adiverse body of talented graduate students;operations management;and other key priorities,including graduate diversity,campus and departmental climate,professional development,support for the graduate student community,and development and fundraising efforts to support graduate students.He has atrack record of bolstering graduate student diversity.During his tenure at Berkley,the university received arecord number of graduate applications from underrepresented applicants in 2021,while operating within the constraints of Proposition 209,which banned affirmative action in admissions in California public universities in 1996.Prior to that,Streete served as assistant dean for graduate student development and diversity at Yale University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences,focusing on recruitment and academic and professional success,and serving as the deputy Title IX coordinator and dean’s designee.Under his leadership,the number of students from diverse backgrounds applying to Yale graduate school increased sharply in 2020.Originally from Morvant,Trinidad and Tobago,he earned his bachelor of arts in economics,with honors,from St.Francis College in Brooklyn,New York.His passion for graduate education developed at Columbia University,where he earned his PhD in comparative and international education,after what he describes as“taking aprovidential professional detour through legal research and administration,and media and communications management.”Streete’s scholarly and research interests include access and equity in higher education,the“Free College Movement,”and minoritized males in higher education.“MIT graduate students have joined our community to pursue groundbreaking research,foster an indomitable spirit of inquiry,and form avibrant community with their peers.As Iembark on this new journey,my commitment is to further these aspirations by fostering an environment where our graduate students can thrive and are made visible,where ideas are valued,and where the pursuit of knowledge knows no bounds.I’m eager to connect,collaborate,and embark on this new chapter together—with aheavy dose of joy,”says Streete. 查看详细>>

The Harvard Art Museums have appointed Micha Winkler Thomas as their new deputy director.Winkler Thomas will serve in asenior leadership position,working alongside the director,and will oversee several of the museums’administrative divisions.A leader in the museum,government,nonprofit,and cultural sectors,Winkler Thomas brings to the museums her extensive experience in executive leadership,strategic vision,innovation with analysis,operational efficiency,and excellent customer service.For more than 20 years,Winkler Thomas has managed adiverse range of high-profile projects,teams,and technology.She begins her new role at Harvard on Sept.18.Winkler Thomas is currently the deputy director for strategy and chief operating officer at The Phillips Collection in Washington,D.C.,where she has worked since 2019.In this position,she has honed her skills in executive leadership,directing the museum’s strategic,operational,and digital planning initiatives,such as the museum’s five-year strategic and operations plan and the celebration of the museum’s 100th anniversary in 2021.She has played akey part in developing museum initiatives around diversity,partnerships,outreach to new audiences,digital opportunities,and data collection and analysis,as well as overseeing the daily operations of the museum,including such areas as information technology,facilities,security,admissions,the shop,and the cafe.Prior to her work at the Phillips Collection,she served in various roles at the U.S.Capitol Visitor Center,Smithsonian Institution,and National Gallery of Art in Washington,D.C.“Micha brings awealth of museum experience and adeep commitment to the successful implementation and execution of strategic planning,”said Martha Tedeschi,the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums.“At atime when we have just finished writing our own five-year strategic plan and received re-accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums(AAM),Micha is uniquely qualified to help us take the next steps toward the realization of our institutional goals.At the same time,I am thrilled to welcome such aseasoned museum veteran to our team at an exciting time in our audience expansion and development,following the implementation of our new policy of free admission for all visitors,which began on June 23.I look forward to her fresh ideas and perspectives as we navigate this new chapter in our museums’long history.”“I am delighted and gratified to join the staff of the Harvard Art Museums as deputy director,because it combines my passion for art history with my skills in directing and leading an operation that focuses on avisitor’s educational and cultural experience,”said Winkler Thomas.“I am inspired by the museums’mission and the Harvard Art Museums’unique role in the Greater Boston area,serving as an invaluable resource for both the campus and the community.The museums’collections are astounding,and the power of those collections to promote critical looking and thinking is what drew me to this position.I am looking forward to embracing the challenges and opportunities presented in this exciting new role in such avibrant cultural area.” 查看详细>>