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Siedow leaves role to pursue more teaching by Carleigh Stiehm THE CHRONICLE
Hoping to fit in more time for his love of bird watching and return to his love of teaching, Jim Siedow announced his decision not to seek another reappointment as vice provost of research. Since the announcement—officially made Nov. 11—the committee appointed to select his successor has had its first meeting. The decision, Provost Peter Lange noted, will be made in April. During a time with concerns about the future of federal funding and the appointment of a new provost looming, Siedow said his successor will have a unique set of challenges to tackle. “If the federal government really, seriously cuts back on funding, it is going to put the squeeze on all of the major research universities—of which we are one,” Siedow said. “There is a limit to what anyone in this office can do to change that.” But change has been a constant throughout his time here, Siedow noted. “We are always trying to facilitate research,” Siedow said. “But the means to make that happen have changed quite a bit.” He noted that an increasing amount of funding is coming from industry sources rather than government-based grants. “It’s a really rapidly changing environment for research funding because of what’s going on with the federal government and
by Daniel Carp THE CHRONICLE
Duke got what it had been waiting for all season— a balanced performance. Behind some productive bench play, hard-nosed defense and tenacity on the glass, the No. 10 Blue Devils defeated No. 22 Michigan 79-69 Tuesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Cameron Indoor Stadium. For the first time this season, junior Quinn Cook led the way for the Blue Devils (7-2) with 24 points, becoming the first player other than freshman Jabari Parker or redshirt sophomore Rodney Hood to pace Duke this season. All 24 of Cook’s points came in the second half, including a perfect 10-of-10 performance from the line. “Quinn was magnificent,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “The whole game, even though he didn’t score in the first half, he managed the team well. We told him to be very aggressive in the second half.” See M. BASKETBALL, page 8 ERIC LIN/THE CHRONICLE
Ada Gregory leaves the Women’s Center by Jenna Zhang
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Jim Siedow announced that he will not seek reappointment for his position.
Women’s Center Director Ada Gregory has moved to a new position as the executive director of the Office of Interdisciplinary Program Management. The office—previously led by Rick Tysor—facilitates interdisciplinary teaching and research at Duke. As the office’s new director, Gregory will be providing administrative and fiscal oversight for several institutes across the University that provide teaching, re-
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search and other related programming on a wide range of issues. The Women’s Center has yet to find a replacement. “Unfortunately, my role will be much more administrative, so I won’t have as much direct contact with students,” Gregory wrote in an email Monday. “That’s definitely what I will miss the most.” Susan Roth, vice provost for interdisciplinary studies, said Gregory applied for the job and was clearly the best candidate among many.
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Tysor, who will now become the executive director of academic administration at Stetson University, said Gregory is highly capable of filling his position. Although Gregory’s new position comes with many responsibilities, she hopes to continue working with the Women’s Center. “I’m sure that my new position will be demanding, but I’ll keep up with them in whatever ways I can,” she said. See GREGORY page 5
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