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Patricia Salkin
Jan 25, 2023
First Woman to Lead SUNY ESF is Attorney and Former Local Government Official Joanie Mahoney
When Joanie Mahoney was appointed as the 5th President of SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in November 2020,...
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Patricia Salkin
Jan 8, 2023
In a Government Town, It Should be No Surprise that Lawyers are Turned to for Campus Leadership
Thinking about the Capital Region of New York State, many of the colleges and universities have turned to lawyers as their choice to lead...
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Patricia Salkin
Jan 5, 2023
At the Age of 30, Ellen Futter, Esq. Became President of Barnard College and Youngest College Pres.
In 1981, Wall Street lawyer Ellen Futter took a leave from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy where she practiced corporate law, to become...
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Patricia Salkin
Jan 2, 2023
Lawyer Robert N. Funk Made a Career of Serving as an Interim President at Four Institutions
Colleges and Universities turn to interim president appointments when there is an unexpected departure of the president creating an...
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Patricia Salkin
Dec 29, 2022
Long-time High Ed Leader and Lawyer W. Ellis Arnold III Announces Retirement as President of Hendrix
W. Ellis Arnold III ’79, elected the 12th President of Hendrix College (Conway, Arkansas) in November 2019 (taking office in December...
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Patricia Salkin
Dec 27, 2022
First Lawyer President in the Country Noted for Legal Acumen, Integrity, Vigor and Devotion
Founded in 1636, when Harvard College appointed John Leverett (1662-1724) as President in 1707 he became the first lawyer and first...
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Patricia Salkin
Dec 17, 2022
Jim Cawley, Latest Lawyer with Higher Ed Fundraising Experience Appointed to a Campus Presidency
When Rosemont College announced that lawyer Jim Cawley was named the College’s 15th president on October 28, 2022 following his...
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Patricia Salkin
Dec 14, 2022
Hunter President, lawyer Jennifer Raab, Set to Depart After More than Two Decades of Service
On December 5, 2022, Jennifer Raab, President of Hunter College, announced that she would be stepping down at the end of the academic...
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Patricia Salkin
Dec 11, 2022
First African American Lawyer University President John Mercer Langston Appointed in 1873
Civil Rights activist John Mercer Langston (1829-97) was the first African American lawyer to serve as a president of a University....
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Patricia Salkin
Dec 8, 2022
Lawyer Amy Parsons Named as Sole Finalist for Presidency of Colorado State University Fort Collins
On December 2, 2022 Colorado State University announced that Amy Parsons is the sole finalist for President of CSU Fort Collins. Once...
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Patricia Salkin
Nov 22, 2022
Another Government Lawyer Selected for a Campus Presidency
On Thursday, November 17, 2022 New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas was appointed as the next president of Northern New Mexico...
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Patricia Salkin
Nov 21, 2022
Lawyers Leading Higher Education Blog Welcome
Welcome to the Lawyers Leading Higher Education blog. This blog has been launched with the release of the new book, May it Please the...
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