Fairleigh Dickinson Picks a New President, The First Alum to Hold the Post

Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ) has named its interim president and the university provost Michael J. Avaltroni as its ninth president, the board of trustees announced Wednesday. He will be the first FDU alum to take the university's helm. Avaltroni, a Staten Island native and alumnus of the university, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 1999, took over as interim president in January after former President Christopher Capuano stepped down.