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Each year, endowed academic chairs and professorships provide resources that support the work of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø faculty members across campus. ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s Board of Trustees approved a new slate of endowed chairholders during its autumn meeting, September 28–29.

Daniel B. Hurwitz ’86, P’17,’20, current Chair of the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Board of Trustees, has announced that he will step down from his chairmanship, effective May 4, 2019, in response to increased professional obligations.

Steve Fabiani, vice president and chief information officer, has accepted the position of vice president for digital innovation and technology at Hofstra University. He will take up his new role later this semester.

Alumni, parents, and friends streamed into the Village of Hamilton by the thousands on Friday, Sept. 21, joining the campus community for ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s three-day Bicentennial Kickoff Celebration. They were greeted by banners hailing ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø at 200 Years and a calendar packed with special events.

ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø has named Paul B. Mischler, currently deputy chief advancement officer at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Medicine, as vice president for advancement at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø. He will take up his new post on November 5.

Tara Bubble, deputy director of undergraduate admissions at Cornell University, has been named dean of admission at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø. She will take up her new post on October 15.

Looking back on another successful fiscal year, the campus community is honoring the generosity of alumni, parents, and friends. Overall giving to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø rose nearly 10 percent to $35.1 million between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018.

On September 22 at 8 p.m., the legendary ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire will appear in Sanford Field House for a concert honoring ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø at 200 Years.

The San Francisco Chronicle writes: It’s a documentarian’s job to depict reality and truth. But what if the reality itself is in question? That was the conundrum filmmaker Penny Lane — her real name — faced when putting together her found-footage documentary The Pain of Others.

What if you could go big and go home? That would be a ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø reunion. Last weekend, more than 2,600 alumni and friends returned to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø for Reunion 2018.