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New Dean For USD College Of Education

New Dean For USD College Of Education

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Donald Easton-Brooks, presently Dean of the Colleges of Business and Education at Eastern Oregon University has been named the Dean of the School of Education at the University of South Dakota.

Easton-Brooks says he was attracted by the energy he found on campus and in the education department at USD…

 

Easton-Brooks is a graduate of Greenville College in Illinois, with his Masters and PhD from the University of Colorado at Denver.

He says he brings a broad background to the position…

 

Easton-Brooks says he is aware of the current teaching situation in the state, and that recruitment and teacher pay are huge issues…

 

Easton-Brooks will start at USD on June 22nd.

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