Stasi Kamoutsas, the Florida Commissioner of Education (since 2025), has been named President of Polk State College. A seasoned government lawyer, having served as the Florida Department of Education's chief of staff, general counsel, chief litigator and assistant general counsel, Komoutsas also served as deputy chief of staff for Governor Ron DeSantis. He previously served as staff counsel for the Dade County Police Benevolent Association, and as an assistant state attorne

Natalie Braswell, General Counsel to Governor Ned Lamont, and former CT State Comptroller, has been appointed as interim Chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and University System. The appointment is for one year to allow for a national search. After law school, she worked as an associate attorney with the law office of Updike, Kelly & Spacey. She then moved into government, working first as general counsel and assistant comptroller for the State of Connecticut. Br

Michael Balboni, JD assumed the presidency of Adelphi University on June 1. 2026. Balboni had served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Adelphi University, having served on the Board for more than seven years. A seasoned public official, Balboni served as New York State Senator from 1997 to 2006. He was then appointed Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, and he was designated as the Homeland Security Advisor to the Governor. He was appointed to the New York State Responds