Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela, Ph.D. '98 EPOL, has been named the vice provost for international affairs and global strategies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Mabokela is the assistant dean for international studies in education at Michigan State University and co-director of its Global Center for Food Systems Innovation. She is expected to start in her new position at the U of I on Jan. 16.

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