Comings and Goings … 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…. Read more »
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MassBay Community College VP and Frequent NEJHE Author Salomon-Fernandez Named Interim Prez
Salomon-Fernandez Comings and Goings … Massachusetts Bay Community College Vice President for Strategic Planning and Partnership Advancement Yves Salomon-Fernandez was named interim president of the college, succeeding John O’Donnell who…
Santiago Named Mass Higher Ed Commish; Cummings to Lead USM, as Previous Candidate Decides to Stay On in NJ
Comings and Goings … The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education voted unanimously to appoint Carlos Santiago to be the new commissioner of higher education. Santiago was senior deputy commissioner for… Read more »
Altbach Hands Over Leadership of BC Center for International Higher Education
Philip G. Altbach Comings and Goings … Hans de Wit was named director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, succeeding Philip G. Altbach, who authored NEJHE… Read more »
Lawyer Wool Chairs NEBHE, Entrepreneur Gabrieli Chairs Mass BHE, Former Maine Guv Candidate Cutler to Lead Merger at UMS
Comings and Goings … Vermont lawyer Michael Wool became chair of the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), succeeding former Maine state Sen. Emily Cain, who stepped down as… Read more »
Acting Leaders at RISD and Online Learning Consortium Get Permanent Posts; Wheaton’s Crutcher Heads South
Comings and Goings … Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees appointed furniture designer and interim President Rosanne Somerson to be the college’s 17th president. The board of directors… Read more »
Caret Leaving UMass for Maryland; Charter School Advocate Named Mass Ed Secy
Comings and Goings … The University of Maryland confirmed that Robert Caret will resign as president of the University of Massachusetts system to take over as the new Maryland chancellor…. Read more »
New Presidents … and a Sea Change
Comings and Goings … James Mabry, vice president of academic affairs for Mesa Community College in Arizona, was named the next president of Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts. He will… Read more »
MCLA’s Grant Named Chancellor at UNC Asheville; UMA’s Handley to Nat’l U
Mary Grant Comings and Goings … The University of North Carolina Board chose Mary K. Grant to be chancellor of UNC Asheville, the state’s public liberal arts university, effective Jan…. Read more »
Among Comings & Goings: Bates Taps Harvard Exec for Prez
Bates College trustees elected A. Clayton Spencer to be the eighth president in the school’s 156-year history. Currently vice president for policy at Harvard, Spencer assumes the Bates post on… Read more »