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The Third-Century Plan, unveiled last May, underscores the University’s intention to recruit scholars of the first order for new tenure-track teaching positions. In keeping with its ambitious plan, 56�Թ��� is announcing a series of enhancements to faculty hiring packages.

MacDonell “Don” Roehm Jr. ’61 earned All-American and All-State honors for his skill as a 56�Թ��� soccer fullback. His passion for protecting 56�Թ��� athletics off the field as well was enshrined in a $4 million endowment bequest.

56�Թ��� will begin its third century in a position of strength, thanks to the generosity of its worldwide community of alumni, parents, and friends.

A strategic framework focusing 56�Թ��� on the attainment of a series of long-term goals.

Niranjan Davray, associate vice president for information technology services at Kenyon College, has been named chief information officer at 56�Թ���, effective August 1, 2019.

Six hundred and eighty four members of the Class of 2019 received their degrees during the institution’s 198th commencement exercises held along the banks of Taylor Lake — 56�Թ���’s first outdoor ceremony since 2008.

Peter Balakian, Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in humanities and professor of English, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching.

Rabbi Barry R. Baron, former command chaplain in the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, N.C., has been named associate university chaplain and campus rabbi at 56�Թ���, effective June 15.

Leon Panetta, former U.S. secretary of defense and co-founder of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, will address the 56�Թ��� community on Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. in 56�Թ��� Memorial Chapel.

Trustee Emeritus Robert Hung Ngai Ho ’56, H’11 has confirmed a $15 million gift to 56�Թ��� to establish the Robert Hung Ngai Ho Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative.