Newsmakers

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New CEO John Groesbeck is now president of Mesalands Community College in New Mexico. Groesbeck has more than 20 years of experience in academics. He worked for both two-year colleges and universities that had a…


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CEOs on the move Kristin Williams has been named chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), effective August 16. She is currently president of Henderson Community College and has served as interim…


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Interim CEOs Joseph Cassidy, current president of Washington County Community College (WCCC), will serve a three-year term as president of Southern Maine Community College. Susan Mingo, dean of enrollment management and student services at WCCC,…


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Interim CEOs James H. Johnson, Jr., a trustee at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) in Maryland, will serve as interim president at Baltimore City Community College starting July 1. He will be on a four-month…


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CEOs on the move Gena Glickman will serve as the sixth president of Massasoit Community College in Massachusetts. Previously, she was president of Manchester Community College in Connecticut for 10 years. Prior posts that Glickman…


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Appointments Matthew Carey Jordan has been named dean for humanities at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Humanities Center at Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio. He has served as director of the University Honors Program…


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New CEOs Susan Looney has recently been named the sixth president of Reading Area Community College (RACC) in Pennsylvania. She joined the college in 2014 as dean of instruction before being promoted to senior vice…


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After Obama-era crackdown, for-profit colleges seek nonprofit status Wall Street Journal (subscription required) The change would save the schools millions in taxes, lessen federal oversight and distance them from a tarnished industry reputation. Illinois community…


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CEO on the move Lawrence Rouse is the next president of Pitt Community College in North Carolina. He is currently president of James Sprunt Community College (North Carolina), where he has served since 2005. Rouse,…


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CEOs on the move Kathleen Burke has been appointed chancellor of the South Orange County Community College District in California as of July 1. She is currently president of Los Angeles Pierce College, which she…