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In 2014, Desai founded a coding academy, Make School. It recently partnered with Dominican University of California to offer a bachelor’s degree, as well as a minor, in applied computer science. The goal, he said, is to prepare a diverse group of programmers for positions in top tech firms.

Chapman University’s student reporters received a rare opportunity earlier this month to cover a speech by President George W. Bush. However, they opted not to cover the visit after they were told by Chapman that any articles would have to be preapproved by Bush’s team.

Attended by hundreds, the formal ceremony took place Friday evening at Shafer Auditorium on Allegheny’s campus. Link, who began her tenure as president on July 1, is the first woman to hold the office in the college’s more than 200-year history. Past presidents Daniel Sullivan, Richard Cook and James Mullen were also in attendance Friday.

Dr. Cheryl Evans Jones is the new president at Paine College in Augusta, the school announced over the weekend. The board of trustees voted unanimously for Jones at its fall meeting Friday and Saturday. Jones, who is the school’s 17th president, said she was honored to be appointed.

A small Christian liberal arts college in Massachusetts has received a donation of more than $75 million. Gordon College in Wenham says the gift from an anonymous donor is designated for the school's endowment and directed to fund student scholarships.