Longtime University of Maine at Farmington President Theo Kalikow will succeed Selma Botman as president of the University of Southern Maine, effective July 10, the system office announced. Botman will… Read more »
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Comings and Goings: Kennedy Appointed Berkshire CC Prez
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education confirmed the appointment of Ellen Kennedy as the next president of Berkshire Community College, effective July 1. Kennedy has been serving as interim president… Read more »
Comings and Goings: Purcell Joins MassBay CC as Provost
Massachusetts Bay Community College named Francesca Purcell, formerly associate commissioner for academic and P-16 policy with the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, to be the Wellesley, Mass-based community college’s next… Read more »
Among Comings and Goings: Former UConn Chief Resigns after Short Stay with Illini; UVM Lands New Prez from Minnesota
Former University of Connecticut President Michael Hogan resigned as president of the University of Illinois less than two years after he was hired to repair damage done by an admissions… Read more »
Comings and Goings Down East: Maine Compact for Higher Ed Merges with Coalition on K-12; Bowdoin Taps College Board’s Bartini as Aid Director
The Maine Compact for Higher Education merged with the Maine Coalition for Excellence in Education to form “Educate Maine,” a new organization whose mission is to champion college and career… Read more »
Comings and Goings: Pedone to Head Mass. Council of Presidents; New Presidents at Suffolk, SCSU
Massachusetts state Rep. Vincent Pedone announced he’d leave the Legislature to become executive director of the Council of Presidents of the Massachusetts State University System. Pedone represented Worcester for nearly… Read more »
Among Comings and Goings, Pennington Leaving Gates Foundation; New Ed Commish in Conn.
Hilary Pennington, who has led the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Postsecondary Success efforts for the past five years, emailed her colleagues that she was leaving the foundation. Before joining… Read more »
Among Comings and Goings, UVM and Carsey Institute Name Interim Chiefs; Former Unity Prez Seeks Sustainability Leaders at Second Nature
University of Vermont trustees named former Provost A. John Bramley to serve as interim president, beginning Aug. 1. He will succeed Daniel Fogel, who is resigning the presidency after nine… Read more »
Two New Presidents Among Latest Comings and Goings in NE Higher Ed
Landmark College hired Endicott College dean of arts and sciences Peter Eden to be the new president of the Putney, Vt. two-year college for students with learning disabilities, effective July… Read more »
Comings and Goings: They’d Rather Be in Philadelphia?
Northeastern University Center for Labor Market Studies associate director Paul E. Harrington moved to Philadelphia-based Drexel University. Harrington has been a frequent contributor to NEJHE and to NEBHE events ****… Read more »