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headlines SHORT TAKES served as U.S. ambassador to Finland, senior advisor to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commis- sion on Public Diplomacy, and president of the International Women's Forum. Barrett will replace Ángel Cabrera, who has assumed the presidency at George Mason University in Virginia. n Audencia Nantes School of Management in France has appointed Alex- andre Perrin as director of the Audencia Mas- ter in Management program. He replaces Jean Charroin, recently named director of Audencia Nantes School of Management. n The Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University in Wash- ington has named retired Costco CEO Jim Sinegal as its first senior executive in residence. During his three- year term, he will serve as a guest speaker, mentor stu- dents, lead a faculty seminar, and assist in developing a case study on Costco. STEPPING DOWN n On June 30, Roy Savoian will retire after completing 14 18 May/June 2012 BizEd years as dean of the College of Business at Central Wash- ington University in Ellensburg. He will remain on the college faculty as a professor of eco- nomics, teaching and serving as director for the recently established Institute for Inno- vation and Entrepreneurship at CWU. Under Savoian's leadership, the college earned initial accreditation in business from AACSB Inter- national in 2010. The school also created a supply chain management program under his tenure and achieved greater visibility in the greater Seattle business community. NEW PROGRAMS n Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB) in France is launching a new MSc in fashion, design, and luxury management, starting in September. Students will have the opportunity to take courses at GGSB's Grenoble or London campuses; a study trip to Italy is also part of the experience. GGSB is working with the School of Fashion and Design, London, to deliv- er the program. Classes will cover the principles of luxury branding, sectorial analysis, technology and innovation, sustainable design, inter- cultural management, event management, distribution channels, digital marketing, and other topics. n International business school INSEAD has launched its Global EMBA program in Asia in a format specifically designed for Asian students. According to dean Dipak Jain, the new section will include shorter modules, require less time away from the office, and keep candidates closer to home. The new program, which begins in August, will operate similarly to the Euro- pean and Middle East sec- tions. GEMBA Asia, GEMBA Europe, and GEMBA Middle East will each start in their respective regions, then come together in the second half of the program for mod- ules on the school's three campuses in France, Singa- pore, and the United Arab Emirates. Participants also share electives with TIEMBA, INSEAD's joint program with Tsinghua University in China. Another program originat- ing on INSEAD's Singapore campus will be a master of finance degree, scheduled to begin in April 2013. n Oklahoma State Univer- sity's Spears School of Busi- ness in Stillwater is launching a PhD in Business for Execu- tives. Its first class comprises 19 participants representing 10 industries. According to dean Larry Crosby, the three- year program is "designed to bridge the gap between advanced scholarship and the contemporary needs of business and industry, lead- ing to an acceleration of business leadership capabili- ties for the participants and for the economy. " n At Indiana University in Bloomington, the Kelley School of Business and the School of Education are col- laborating on a new Executive EdD degree. The program allows School of Educa- tion students—who are often preparing for administra- tive roles—to earn masters' degrees in strategic manage- ment at the Kelley School while earning their doctorates in educational leadership. The EdD cohort meets one week-