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Emerson College names new president Boston Globe September 8, 2010 Lee Pelton, the president of Willamette University in Salem, Ore., has been appointed to serve as the 12th president of Emerson College, the college said this morning.  Pelton previously served as dean of the college at Colgate University and at Dartmouth College.  Jacqueline Liebergott, who had been president of the college -  which specializes in communications and the arts - since the early 1990s, announced in December that she would step down in 2011.

Marquette selects expert on Jesuit education as new president Milwaukee Journal Sentinel August 31, 2010 In March, Father Scott R. Pilarz walked into the job of helping to find a new leader for Marquette University. It was his first meeting as a member of Marquette's Board of Trustees.  Five months later, the board picked Pilarz to fill the post.  Pilarz crafted a career as a teacher at Georgetown University and as president of the University of Scranton.  Next summer, he will become the 23rd president of Marquette, succeeding Father Robert A. Wild, who has run the school for the past 15 years.

Wilkes University president will step down Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times-Leader August 28, 2010 Joseph E. "Tim" Gilmour, who began his tenure in July 2001, has announced he will be stepping down in two years.  Jack Miller, vice chair of the university's Board of Trustees, made the announcement at the school's fall convocation ceremony. By Gilmour agreeing to stay on for two more years, Miller said, it will "allow the board ample time to tap his expertise prior to his departure. The board will conduct national search for his replacement in the 2011-2012 year."

College president, fix-it man Charlotte Observer - Column August 28, 2010 If you were looking for something bad to say about the next president of the University of North Carolina, detractors might point to his inability to keep a steady job.  Everyone wants him to fix something.  Tom Ross, the Davidson College president who was chosen Thursday to succeed UNC President Erskine Bowles beginning New Year's Day 2011, has held a series of increasingly important jobs and scores of volunteer posts over a 35-year career that uniquely qualify him for what is arguably the most important job in the state.

John Bassett takes Heritage helm Yakima, Wash., Herald-Republic August 28, 2010 Although Heritage University has immediate financial stability, its new president John Bassett said he wants to extend that security well into the future. Tied in with that is strengthening the school's academic offerings, so anyone in the Valley will consider enrolling at Heritage.  He replaces founding president Sister Kathleen Ross, who is beginning a national institution on campus next year to help disadvantaged students earn degrees.

Dean From Northwestern Picked to Lead New School New York Times August 27, 2010 The trustees of the New School, an eclectic university in downtown Manhattan, selected David E. Van Zandt, dean of the Northwestern Law School, on Thursday to be its eighth president.  Dr. Van Zandt, 57, will replace Bob Kerrey, a former Nebraska senator and presidential candidate.  The contrasts between the two leaders are immediately apparent. Dr. Van Zandt is an academic, not a politician, and has a reputation for driving change through low-key, data-driven discussion and consensus. Mr. Kerrey is the first to admit he loves controversy and welcomes passionate debate.

Gordon College president plans to retire Associated Press August 27, 2010 Gordon College President R. Judson Carlberg has announced his retirement after 35 years at the school, including the last 19 at the helm.  Carlberg, whose retirement is effective June 30, 2011, said in a statement he is stepping down because he and his wife are in a "season of transition." He says they plan to retire to Gloucester where they will "rest, fish and consider new opportunities."

Alumnus becomes new Wheaton College president Chicago Tribune August 27, 2010 More than 25 years ago, Philip Ryken entered Wheaton College as a freshman. Now he's come home again as the college's eighth president.  The new president is the son of Wheaton College English professor Leland Ryken, who has been on Wheaton's faculty for 42 years.  The author of more than 30 books about Christianity and the Bible, Ryken was on the pastoral staff of historic Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia beginning in 1995. In 2000, he became the church's senior pastor. But he said that he always hoped to return to Wheaton.

Thomas Ross to lead UNC system Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina August 27, 2010 The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors voted unanimously to appoint Thomas Ross the new president of the UNC system at an emergency meeting Thursday.  Ross, currently the president of Davidson College, will become the chief executive officer and director of the 17-campus system. He will inherit a job filled with challenges - from budget cuts to inevitable tuition increases to growing enrollment - and will follow Erskine Bowles, a man widely beloved in the state.

New face at Maryville College: President Bogart starts tenure, discusses goals Knoxville, Tenn., Sentinel August 21, 2010 Since arriving eight weeks ago from York College in Pennsylvania, these are Tom Bogart's first hours on campus with the students. It's also his first day with students as a college president.  In Pennsylvania, Bogart taught economics and served as dean of academic affairs. He's young for a collegiate president, 46, and insists he only wants to serve as a top administrator once.  This is his shot.

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