Associate Provost of Academic Operations
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Leonard Johnson
Leonard Johnson, Professor of Education in the School of Education, has been appointed Associate Provost for Academic Operations effective January 3, 2017.
Johnson brings to the position over 40 years of higher education experience and has been at Ferris since 1998. Most recently, he served as Program Coordinator in the School of Education during the Director’s position search. He was also Chair of the Strategic Planning and Resource Council from 2010 to 2014 and collaborated with faculty, staff, administrators, and community members to advance the University’s strategic plan.
Another key leadership position that Johnson has held at Ferris is Chair of the University
Craven County Schools names new director of Secondary Education
By Jennifer Wagner
Craven County Schools
At the Board of Education Meeting on Nov. 12, 2020, NeShawn Dawson was approved as the new director of Secondary Education effective Dec. 23, 2020.
Dawson received a doctorate and Education Specialist degree in Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She earned a master’s in School Administration from East Carolina University (ECU), as well as a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.
During her 23 years in education, Dawson has worked in several capacities in Craven County Schools. She served as a special education teacher, coach, assistant principal at West Craven Middle School, and assistant exceptional children director. Recently, she served as the principal at Windsor Elementary School in Windsor.
The Cultural Foundations of Screenwriting: Scientific Romanticism
In this introduction to Dimitri Vorontzov s latest article series, we explore the basics of scientific romanticism, from Indiana Jones to Tony Stark, and what it means for storytelling.
Author:
On a scale of 1 to 10, how well do you know your romantic science?
Contrary to what it may sound like, I’m not asking about your expertise in sweeping people off their feet and making them swoon.
No scientific romanticism is a trend in science that served as an intellectual foundation for one of the most financially successful movies of all times: James Cameron’s 2009 mega-blockbuster