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CV - Winter Drive Edition - Chancellor Karen Whitney

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Beatrice Bonner ,
Randy Eccles
Published December 14, 2020 at 12:01 PM CST
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Chancellor Karen Whitney

Karen Whitney is Interim Chancellor at the University of Illinois Springfield. She is the president emerita of Clarion University in Pennsylvania. She talks about what led her to higher education, her vision for UIS, and more with Community Voices' Bea Bonner and Randy Eccles.
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Beatrice Bonner
Beatrice is the Community Voices Editor for NPR Illinois. Reach Bea at communityvoices@nprillinois.org.
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Randy Eccles
Randy Eccles is thrilled to be talking with community members and joining them in becoming informed citizenry. Please reach out at randy.eccles@nprillinois.org.
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