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Walla Walla University President Announces Plans to Resign

News Release

January 17, 2012

After six years at the helm of Walla Walla University, President John McVay today announced his plan to resign effective July 1, 2012, so that he can return to the classroom. McVay and his family will continue to reside in College Place, where he will serve as professor of theology at WWU, specializing in New Testament studies. A presidential search committee will be formed shortly to begin the process of selecting a new president.

Going Public

Inside Higher Ed

January 13, 2012

This summer Mark Erickson will move from Wittenberg University, located in Springfield, Ohio, to Northampton Community College, which has a main campus in Bethlehem, Pa., and other locations in the Lehigh Valley. Erickson's career path is a rare one in higher education, but it's not a stretch. That's because the two jobs, and even the two institutions, have plenty in common. And the similarities are growing.

Calvin College Board of Trustees sign off on appointing Le Roy as next president

Grand Rapids, Mich., Press

January 7, 2012

Michael Le Roy took a giant step Saturday toward becoming Calvin College's ninth president with the Board of Trustees accepting the search committee's recommendation to appoint him. Le Roy, provost and executive vice president of Whitworth University, still needs ratification of the board's decision at the Christian Reformed Church's June synod meeting to officially become the next president. His appointment is not expected to be controversial. Gaylen Byker is retiring at the end of the academic year.

York College President George Waldner to retire in 2013

York, Pa., Daily Record

December 22, 2011

York College President George W. Waldner will retire June 30, 2013, according to a news release issued this morning. A committee made up of the Board of Trustees, faculty and administrators will oversee the selection of candidates to replace Waldner, the release said, which is likely to take 12 to 18 months. Waldner has served the college since 1991, according to the release.

Evans named as new Carroll College president

KXLH-TV, Great Falls, Mont.

December 20, 2011

Carroll College announced on Tuesday that Dr. Thomas Evans has been selected as the college's new president, with a term to begin in June 2012. Evans comes to Carroll after most recently serving as associate vice president for professional education and global initiatives at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, a position he has held since 2008. Evans will replace Paula McNutt, who has been serving as interim president after the sudden retirement of Dr. Tom Trebon earlier this month.

Wittenberg president to head Northampton Community College (Pa.)

Easton, Pa., Express-Times

December 16, 2011

Northampton Community College trustees Thursday afternoon unanimously named Mark Erickson the college's fourth president in its history. Erickson is president of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. He will take the reins from President Arthur Scott on July 1. Erickson feels this is a natural next step and said he's excited about the new challenge."I think the work of a community college is such important work," Erickson said in a phone interview Thursday. "I am particularly drawn to the issue of access to higher education."

Steven L. Solnick Named President of Warren Wilson College

Warren Wilson College Website

December 16, 2011

Steven L. Solnick, New Delhi representative for the Ford Foundation since 2008, has been named by the Warren Wilson College Board of Trustees as the college's seventh president, effective in July 2012. He will succeed Sandy Pfeiffer, who is retiring in June after six years as president. During his more than nine years with the Ford Foundation, Solnick has given shape and direction to the foundation's work across areas such as human rights, higher education, arts and culture, media, livelihood promotion, sustainable agriculture and reproductive health.

Trustees Name Marietta College President

WOUB Radio, Athens, Ohio

December 14, 2011

A chemistry professor from Wesleyan University will take the helm at Marietta College as the 18th president of the academic institution. The Marietta College Board of Trustees selected Dr. Joseph Bruno from a pool of more than 60 applicants to succeed Dr. Jean Scott in the leadership role. Bruno formerly served as the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Wesleyan from 2006-2010. He will begin the job July 1, 2012.

Calvin College presidential search committee recommends Whitworth University provost

Grand Rapids, Mich., Press

December 14, 2011

A Calvin College search committee is recommending Michael K. Le Roy of Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. to replace retiring President Gaylen Byker. Since 2010, Le Roy has been the provost and executive vice president at Whitworth, where he was appointed vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty in 2005. If approved by Calvin's Board of Trustees and ratified by the Christian Reformed Synod, Le Roy would be the first Calvin president without a background in the Christian Reformed Church.

A. Clayton Spencer, Harvard vice president, named Bates College president

Boston Globe

December 4, 2011

A. Clayton Spencer, a long-time administrator and current vice president at Harvard University, has been named president of Bates College. In her new role Spencer said she will undertake a "significant" fundraising effort at Bates when she takes the helm there next July. "Spencer will serve out the rest of the academic year at Harvard, Roland Adams, Bates spokesman, said in an email. It will mark the end of what will be a 15-year run for Spencer, who has been advisor to four Harvard presidents, including current president Drew G. Faust. Faust said Bates had made "a brilliant choice," according to an email message to Harvard faculty.

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