Diane Russell

Articles by Diane Russell

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People | September 15, 2014

The opportunity to lead 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's new urban leadership development program — thereby changing the way we train secondary school leaders — enticed Chance out of retirement and back to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

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People | September 12, 2014

Joanna Jezierska's grandmother, the survivor of a Siberian labor camp, instilled the importance of education in her at a young age, telling her that possessions could be taken, but not the knowledge she acquired.

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People | August 28, 2014
Frank Durand, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Administrative Faculty Member of the Year for 2014, has been called a "black hole" by his colleagues because when he is given a problem, it just goes away.
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People | August 22, 2014
OK, maybe not in every office, but Takiyah Ray, the third-place recipient in the 2014 President's Classified Employee of Year awards, says she couldn't perform her job efficiently without them.
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People | August 19, 2014

Here's a touching story from our archives about beloved professor Hal Rothman's losing battle with ALS. It's worth a read even if you didn't know his prolific work.

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People | August 15, 2014

Leslie Matys' advice on how to succeed at work is to expect more of yourself than anyone else expects of you.

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People | August 8, 2014
Liz Smith was shocked her quiet work keeping geoscience rolling garnered top honors as the President's Classified Employee of the Year.
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People | August 6, 2014

Alumna Brighde Mullins wrote her first play while studying as an undergraduate English major. Over the years she and her work have garnered multiple honors.

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People | July 30, 2014
Asking questions and gathering information are the keys to success, according to Marni Montgomery-Blake, the President's Classified Staff Rookie of the Year