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The Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education named Mark Ojakian to be interim president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, succeeding Gregory W. Gray, who resigned. Currently Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's chief of staff, Ojakian will begin Sept, 28 as system leader on an interim basis. Malloy named his aide Brian Durand to replace Ojakian as c...
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Connecticut State Colleges & Universities President Gregory Gray sent the state's Board of Regents for Higher Education a one-sentence letter saying he would resign Dec. 31 after two years as president of the state's largest public college system.
The Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education appointed John B. Clark to be president of Western Connecticut State ...
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The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees appointed UMass-Lowell executive vice chancellor and alumna Jacqueline Moloney to be the first female chancellor in the 121-year history of UMass Lowell and its preceding institutions. She succeeds Martin Meehan, a former U.S. congressman, who began as president of the UMass system on July 1.
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Comings and Goings ...Pine Manor College appointed President Emerita Rosemary Ashby to return to the college as interim president, succeeding E. Joseph Lee. Ashby was president of Pine Manor from 1976 to 1996.
The Maine State Board of Education elected Bangor lawyer Martha Harris to be chair, and Cianbro Companies VP Alan Burton to be vice chair.
The New Hampshire College & Universi...
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Hans de Wit was named director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, succeeding Philip G. Altbach, who authored NEJHE pieces including Education Mecca Will New England Continue to Attract the World’s Students?
Michelle R. Weise left her position as senior research fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute to become e...
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The University of Massachusetts board of trustees named UMass Lowell Chancellor and former U.S. Congressman Martin T. Meehan to be the next president of the five-campus state university system.
Jackie Jenkins-Scott announced she will conclude her presidency of Wheelock College in June 2016, a position she has held since 2004.
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The University of Miami appointed Dr. Julio Frenk, current dean of faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mexico's former minister of health, to be its next president, succeeding Donna E. Shalala, who led the university since 2001 and before that, was the longest-serving U.S. secretary of health and human services.
The Greater Boston Chamber named Mas...
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The University of Maine System announced that Harvey Kesselman will become the new president of the University of Southern Maine. Kesselman is currently provost and executive vice president of Stockton University in Pomona, N.J.
The University of Saint Joseph Board of Trustees appointed Rhona Free, to be its next president, effective July 1. Free has had an extensive ...
Comings and Goings ...The Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees named Elaine Collins to be the next president of Johnson State College, succeeding President Barbara Murphy when she retires June 30. Collins is currently dean and chief operating officer of the College of Education at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., and served as interim vice president of academic affairs at Mas...
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The University System of New Hampshire selected UNH Vice President for Student and Academic Services Mark Rubinstein to be the next president of Granite State College, effective March 31.
ACT named Cito leader Marten Roorda to be its next CEO, succeeding Jon Whitmore, who is retiring in the fall. Cito is a nonprofit test publishing company based in the Netherlands.
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