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Prez Changes at Marian Court, Springfield; First CFO at Amherst and a Valentine at Sacred Heart

John O. Harney — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:05:44 +0000

Marian Court College trustees approved the appointment of Denise A. Hammon as the college's fourth president. She had been serving as interim president since August 2012.

Springfield College President Richard B. Flynn announced he will retire on Aug. 31, after 14 years as president.

Amherst College tapped Kevin Weinman, Dartmouth College’s assistant vice president of finance, to be Amherst’s first-ever chief financial officer. In December, we reported that Amherst named its first-ever provost: Belgium-native Peter Uvin, former academic dean and professor at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Sacred Heart University appointed former Boston Red Sox manager and Stamford, Conn. native Bobby Valentine as executive director of intercollegiate athletics, replacing outgoing director C. Donald Cook.

Dartmouth Names Prez; AUC Appoints Interim in Quest to Win Back Degree Granting; Amherst Taps Its First Provost

John O. Harney — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 02:12:50 +0000

Among recent comings & goings:

Dartmouth College named mathematician and University of Michigan Provost Philip J. Hanlon to be its next president starting in July. Hanlon will succeed Jim Yong Kim, who resigned in April to become the president of the World Bank.

The Atlantic Union College Board of Trustees appointed general surgeon Duane M. Cady, M.D. as interim president of the Lancaster, Mass. college. The college has applied to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education to reestablish its degree-granting authority after the New England Association of Schools and Colleges discontinued the college's accreditation in 2010 for financial reasons.

Amherst College named its first-ever provost: Belgium-native Peter Uvin, former academic dean and professor at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and an expert in development, conflict and human rights in Africa, will begin at Amherst this summer.

Patricia A. Ciccone, the superintendent of the state's Vocational-Technical High School System, announced she will leave the system in January to become superintendent of Westbrook Public Schools.

Quinebaug Valley Community College President Ross Tomlin submitted his resignation to the Board of Regents for Higher Education after three years leading the 2,500-student college. A spokeswoman for the Board of Regents said Tomlin's departure has nothing to do with the central office's controversial offer, since rescinded, of expedited separation for community college presidents.

NE Campuses Wearing Green on 2011 College Sustainability Report Card

NEBHE Admin — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:59:58 +0000

The College Sustainability Report Card 2011 is out today, revealing the profiles of 322 schools and their sustainability policies. The fifth edition of the report by the Sustainable Endowments Institute assesses 52 indicators, ranging from green initiatives to recycling programs, and uses an A to F letter-grading system to evaluate different colleges and universities nationwide.

Some New England campuses made honor roll with A- grades, including Amherst College, Brown University, College of the Atlantic, Middlebury College, Smith College, University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Yale University and Harvard University.

Others followed close behind with B+ grades, including Clark University, Colby College, Dartmouth College, MIT, Northeastern University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

For more information, visit GreenReportCard.org.