Huajing Maske has been named the inaugural director of the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has over two decades of experience in higher education. Most recently, she was assistant vice president of international partnerships at Wayne State University in Detroit. Earlier, she was an associate professor and executive director of the Office of China Initiatives at the University of Kentucky.
Dr. Maske holds a master’s degree in the history of international cultural exchange from Peking University in China and a Ph.D. in Chinese art history from Oxford University in England.
Yun Jin Rho has been named senior director of curriculum and learning analytics at Western Governors University. Her background includes over a decade of experience in educational technology. She most recently served as vice president of intelligence for Transfr, an organization that builds training tools through virtual reality-based learning.
Dr. Rho holds bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and psychology and a master’s degree in cognitive science from a Ph.D. in applied statistics with a focus on education and social science from Columbia University in New York City.
Christy Smith is the new associate dean of health sciences at West Georgia Technical College. Prior to her new role, she spent 20 years with Southern Crescent Technical College in Georgia, where she was program director for medical assisting and healthcare management and department chair of allied health. As head of her department, she led curriculum innovation, faculty development, and programmatic accreditation efforts.
Smith received her bachelor’s degree in healthcare management with a specialization in gerontology and her master’s degree in education with a focus on adult learning and e-learning from American InterContinental University.