President Nominates New Higher Education Chief

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that President Bush is nominating Diane Auer Jones to the position of Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.

Prior to her nomination, Jones served as Deputy to the Associate Director for Science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President. She has also served as Director of the Office of Government Affairs at Princeton University, as well as Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation.