Wyke
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University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Rebecca Wyke was named the next president of the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA), succeeding James Conneely, who resigned in April after less than two years on the job. UMA has a statewide mission to serve nontraditional, adult and placebound learners.
Bentley University President Gloria C...
Krebs
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Paula Krebs, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bridgewater State University, was named the next executive director of the Modern Language Association, succeeding Rosemary Feal, who announced plans to step down after 15 years in charge of the national organization.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker appointed banking executive and anti-Trump acti...
Keenan
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Former Massachusetts state Rep. John Keenan was chosen by the Salem State University's Board of Trustees to become the next president of the state university, where he is currently general counsel and vice president for administration.
Saint Michael's College President John J. Neuhauser announced he'll leave the post in June 2018.
Carol A. Moore, who held several ...
Adams
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William D. Adams announced his resignation as the 10th chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Before being appointed NEH chair in 2014, Adams spent 14 years as president of Colby College.
The University of Maine System Board of Trustees appointed Raymond Rice to be president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, where he has been interim pr...
Hadsell
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Hartford Seminary President Heidi Hadsell announced she will retire following the 2017-18 academic year after 18 years in charge of the graduate theological institution.
Neil A. Salonen announced he will resign as president of the University of Bridgeport following the 2017-18 academic year, also after 18 years.Charles Lloyd, associate vice president for enrollment...
Huddleston
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Mark Huddleston announced he will retire as president of the University of New Hampshire at the end of the 2017-18 academic year, leaving as the longest-serving president in the university’s 150-year history.
The State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) association appointed Robert E. Anderson, the interim chief academic officer for the Univ...
Nemec
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Fairfield University trustees appointed University of Chicago dean of continuing liberal and professional studies Mark R. Nemec as the university's ninth president and the first non-Jesuit to hold the post.Lyndon State College interim President Nolan Atkins was named provost of Lyndon and Johnson State Colleges and of their to-be-unified institution, Northern Ver...
Motley
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University of Massachusetts Boston Chancellor J. Keith Motley will step down at the end of the academic year. He has headed the diverse campus of 17,000 students since 2007 and increased its stature with new programs and buildings, but the campus faces a deficit up to $30 million, declining enrollment, overdue construction projects and weakening fundraising, UMass o...
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Marc M. Camille, vice president for enrollment management and communications at Loyola University Maryland, was named president of Albertus Magnus College. He succeeds Julia McNamara, who served 34 years until stepping down in June 2016, and Sister Anne Kilbride who has been interim president since then.
Quinsigamond Community College trustees named Luis G. Pedraja...
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Castleton University President Dave Wolk announced that he will leave his post at the end of this year. A Rutland, Vt. native, Wolk served as a school principal, superintendent, Vermont’s commissioner of education, Vermont state senator and a NEBHE delegate. He wrote recently for NEJHE about Castleton's polling center.
Megan Carpenter, founder and co-directo...
