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Cheryl Boone Isaacs Re-Elected Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences President

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Cheryl Boone, Re-Elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (MICHAEL LEWIS)

According to Variety.com, on Tuesday the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences re-elected Cheryl Boone Isaacs as its President.  This upcoming year will mark her second term.  (Officers, including the president, are elected for one-year stints, with a maximum of four consecutive terms in any one office.)
Since her first election on July 30, 2013, Boone Isaacs has generally gotten favorable reaction for keeping the Academy on track during major changes and for working to expand its effectiveness.
While maintaining ongoing goals, including education, preservation and sci-tech advancement — as well as all things related to the all-important yearly Oscars broadcast — the Academy is moving ahead on several fronts. These include recent moves to open its museum (slated for 2017), and digital innovations such as the video series “Academy Originals,” consisting of documentary-style examinations of creativity and film history.