Patricia Salkin
President Gregory Haile Resigns as Broward College President
Attorney Gregory Haile, who has served as the 7th President of Boward College in Florida since 2018 has abruptly resigned, giving the...
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Patricia Salkin
Aug 10, 2023
Lawyer Jay Gonzalez Selected as 15th President of Curry College
Attorney Jay Gonzalez assumed the presidency of Curry College in Milton, MA on July 31, 2023. In announcing the appointment, Board Chair...
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Patricia Salkin
Feb 15, 2023
Former High-Level Government Lawyer and Big Law Partner Karol V. Mason Leading John Jay College
Referred to as a “legal pioneer” with careers in both the private and public sectors and now higher education, Karol V. Mason was...
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Patricia Salkin
Feb 11, 2023
Civil Rights Attorney and Prominent Educator Dr. Gregory Vincent Leads Talladega College
The Talladega College Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Gregory Vincent as its 21st President effective June 1, 2022. A seasoned educator,...
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Patricia Salkin
Feb 8, 2023
Howard Law Dean Danielle Ren Holley Named 20th President of Mount Holyoke College
Danielle Ren Holley was named this week as the 20th President of Mount Holyoke College effective July 1, 2023. After earning her J.D....
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Patricia Salkin
Feb 5, 2023
Bonita Brown Appointed Interim President of Northern Kentucky University
Attorney Bonita Brown was selected in January 2023 as the interim President of Northern Kentucky University (NKU). Brown joined NKU in...
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Patricia Salkin
Feb 2, 2023
Approximately 20% of HBCU Presidents are Lawyers – Clarence Armbrister Announces Retirement
Clarence D. “Clay”Armbrister, currently a lawyer President of Johnson C. Smith University (JCSMU), an Historically Black College and...
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Patricia Salkin
Jan 31, 2023
Only One Lawyer Has Been at the Helm of a Community College in New York
When Dr. Michael Batson stepped down as President of Rockland County Community College (RCC) in New York in 2022 to become the President...
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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 22, 2023
This President Was a White House Counsel and Deputy U.S. Solicitor Before Career in Higher Education
Marvin Krislov, President of Pace University since 2017 also served as President of Oberlin College from 2007 to 2017. He entered...
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Patricia Salkin
Jan 17, 2023
These 4 Contemporary Lawyer Governors Served as Campus Presidents and Chancellors
In 1985, Raymond P. Shafer, former Governor of Pennsylvania, was appointed as the 18th President of Allegheny College. A former member...
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Patricia Salkin
Jan 12, 2023
Former White House Lawyer Returns to Hobart and William Smith Colleges for Second Presidency
While it is common for college and university lawyer presidents to have government law experience (see, May it Please the Campus: Lawyers...
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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 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 3, 2022
Women Lawyers Occupy the Campus C-Suite Beginning in 1976 – Francis Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold
Although lawyers have been serving as college and university presidents since the 1700s, no campus had a woman lawyer president until...
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