Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is part of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. As of 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time and part-time.
Mark W. Huddleston was the 19th President of the University of New Hampshire (UNH), having been elected to that position on April 18, 2007.
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada and the equivalent of a deputy vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia. Additionally, the heads of certain colleges in the UK and Ireland are called provosts; it is, in this sense, the equivalent of a master at other colleges.
Nyack College is a private Christian college affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and located in New York City, New York. Enrolling just over 1,000 students, the school is organized in three academic divisions, including the Alliance Theological Seminary, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Graduate and Professional Programs. Nyack offers both on-campus and online courses as part of its undergraduate, graduate, and seminary programs.
The University of the East, also known as UE, is a private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the "largest university in Asia" when its enrollment in the past reached over 65,000 students.
A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system.
David Maxwell served as the 12th president of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa from 1999 until 2015. He is the son of jazz trumpeter Jimmy Maxwell.
Joseph H. Melrose Jr. was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone during the final years of the Sierra Leone Civil War. He helped broker the Lomé Peace Accord which brought an end to hostilities, and he worked to expose the role of blood diamonds in financing armed conflict in Africa.
James T. Harris III is the fourth president of the University of San Diego. Previously, he served as president of Widener University (2002-2015) and Defiance College (1994-2002), where he was named one of the top 50 character-building presidents in the United States by the John Templeton Foundation. While he was at Defiance, the College received the largest gift in its history when the McMaster family gave Defiance $6 million to establish the McMaster School for the Advancement of Humanity. The College also achieved national recognition from U.S. News as one the nation's top 25 service-learning schools during Harris' tenure. Harris was also Vice President at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio. Harris started his career teaching social science at the Toledo Central Catholic High School.
Grant Cornwell is the 15th president of Rollins College. Founded in 1885, Rollins is a four-year liberal arts college in Winter Park, Florida, known for its commitment to community engagement and developing students for global citizenship and responsible leadership. Cornwell took office as president of Rollins College in July 2015, following eight years as president of the College of Wooster, in Wooster, Ohio. Previously, he was vice president and professor of Philosophy at St. Lawrence University, in Canton, New York.
Mark Everett Keenum is an agricultural economist in the United States. He is currently the president of Mississippi State University.
S. Narasinga Rao is an American academic and former Dean of Jackson College of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Central Oklahoma (1996–2006).
Dean L. Bresciani is an American academic administrator currently serving as the President of North Dakota State University (NDSU), located in Fargo, North Dakota.
Daniel R. Porterfield is an American nonprofit executive, academic administrator, and government official serving as the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. Porterfield previously served as the 15th president of Franklin & Marshall College, senior vice president for strategic development and English professor at Georgetown University, and communications director and chief speechwriter for the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary during the Clinton Administration.
Michael G. Scales is an American academic and president of Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary, who was inaugurated on April 27, 2007. In June 2015, the Nyack/ATS Board of Trustees unanimously extended his role as chief officer for a fourth term.
Jann E. Freed is professor emeritus of business management and recipient of the Mark and Kay DeCook Endowed Chair in Leadership and Character Development at Central College in Pella, Iowa where she had a 30-year career. Dr. Freed is the author of several books and articles on continuous improvement in higher education and one book on learner-centered assessment on college campuses. Freed is also a researcher and author, and focuses on the skills of effective leaders. She has been largely collected by libraries worldwide.
Dwight Morrell Smith served the University of Denver (DU) from 1972–1989 and 1992 to the present as a chemistry professor, academic administrator, and chancellor of the university. In 1984 he was named the 15th chancellor of the University.
Matthew Derr is a higher education leader and was appointed the 11th President of Sterling College in May 2012. In December 2010, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education awarded Derr with the organization's Chief Executive Leadership Award and the Great Lakes Colleges Association recognized his efforts on behalf of liberal education with a visiting fellowship.
Mark R. Nemec is the ninth person and first layperson to serve as the President of the Fairfield University. Nemec was previously the Dean of the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies at the University of Chicago.
Gregory W. Fowler is an American academic administrator serving as president of the University of Maryland Global Campus. He was previously president of Southern New Hampshire University's Global Campus.
