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Northwestern University School of Law
Daniel Rodriguez, the University of Texas School of Law’s Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law, has been appointed dean of Northwestern University School of Law. Rodriguez, a former dean…
Community College System of New Hampshire
J. Bonnie Newman, who has served in the administrations of two U.S. presidents, has been named the chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, which includes seven community…
Cogswell College
Charles House has been named the chancellor of Cogswell College in Sunnyvale, Calif., after leaving his post as executive director of Media X, Stanford University’s research program on innovation, media,…
Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University President Robert Barchi announced in July that he would leave his leadership post at the Philadelphia campus, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. Barchi helped establish two…
University of Illinois
University of Illinois officials selected Former University of Washington (UW) provost Phyllis Wise as the next chancellor and vice president of the Urbana-Champaign campus, The Chicago Tribune reports. Wise, who…
Grand Valley State University
Mark Murray, former president of Grand Valley State University in Michigan, was appointed to the state’s 11-member Education Achievement Authority Board. The board will suggest strategies for reforming the lowest-performing…
Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Gwinnett College announced in July that Darin Wilson will serve as the school’s first athletics director, Patch.com reports. Wilson was the longtime athletic director at Union College in Barbourville, Ky.,…
Mississippi State University
Steven Brown, who served as dean of liberal arts and sciences at Emporia State University (ESU) in Kansas, was named the dean and associate vice president of Mississippi State University’s…
Purdue University
Purdue University President France Cordova said she will leave the school after the 2011-12 academic year. Cordova has served as Purdue’s president since 2007. …
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) President and CEO Dennis D. Berkey announced he will leave the Council on Competitiveness, a nonprofit organization of chief executives, university presidents, and national labor leaders. …