<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/news/cherisse-jones-branch-chosen-for-aascu-s-2023-millennium-leadership-initiative.html" dsn="news"><featured>0</featured><pubDate>05/25/2023</pubDate><title>Cherisse Jones-Branch Chosen for AASCU’s 2023 Millennium Leadership Initiative</title><description>The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has named 29 distinguished senior-level higher education professionals to participate in its 2023 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI). Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch, dean of the Graduate School at Arkansas State University, is part of the new cohort.</description><author/><image><img src="/images/news/imported/cherisse-jones-branch-chosen-for-aascu-s-2023-millennium-leadership-initiative-shareimage.webp" alt="Cherisse Jones-Branch Chosen for AASCU’s 2023 Millennium Leadership Initiative"/></image><showImage>no</showImage><imageWidth>narrow</imageWidth></item>