<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/qa-with-melissa-bell.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>09/29/2020</pubDate><title>Q&amp;A: CPE's Melissa Bell discusses the latest trends in academic affairs</title><description>Melissa Bell, vice president for academic affairs and student success at CPE, has served with the Council since 2006. She earned a bachelor's in history and political science at the former Cumberland College and a master's degree from the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky. </description><image><img src="/_resources/images/qa-with-melissa-bell.jpg" alt="Bell"/></image></item>