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Tairih King, a nine-year-old diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, was sworn in as “Co-Commissioner for the Day” for the Massachusetts Probation Service.

Dr. Daphne Lamothe, a literary and cultural studies scholar at Smith College who joined the faculty in 2004, has been appointed provost and dean of faculty.

Andrew Agwunobi, MD, MBA, has been appointed executive vice president for health affairs and chief executive officer of UConn Health.

A little over a year ago, the Bay State Banner came under new ownership, signifying a fresh era for New England’s oldest and Boston’s only Black-owned weekly newspaper. Taking over from founder Melvin B. Miller, veteran journalists and entrepreneurs Ron Mitchell and André Stark aimed to uphold a legacy that spanned nearly six decades.

Cécile Fromont has been appointed as a new professor in Harvard University’s Department of History of Art and Architecture and the first faculty director of the Cooper Gallery of African and African American Art at the Hutchins Center.

The data is clear: Since 2005, the U.S. has lost over one-fourth of its newspapers, and on average two and a half newspapers are closing every week.

UMass Amherst alumnus Imona Omole, president of Verdant Energy LLC, has been awarded a Distinguished Alumni Award in chemical engineering by the University’s College of Engineering.

Phillip Martin, multi-awardwinning journalist and senior investigative reporter for the GBH News Center for Investigative Reporting, will be inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Deval Patrick, former two-term governor of Massachusetts and impact investment leader, has joined The Vistria Group as senior advisor.

Long-time educator Carla Haith has been selected as the new head of school at Mother Caroline Academy, the only tuition-free, all-girls elementary and middle school in Boston.

Jamil Smith, a former essayist at the LA Times, has been named the new editor in chief at The Emancipator, the digital newspaper hosted by the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University.

Tanisha DeLeon, who grew up in Dorchester and Hyde Park, has been named deputy director of Youth Options Unlimited Boston, the city’s Office of Workforce Development announced last month.