February introduced management adjustments to a mixture of private and non-private faculties throughout the U.S. At the very least two establishments formally put in their interim leaders as president. And a Baptist school in Georgia is rebuilding its management workforce after its final president departed amid a sexual misconduct scandal.
Under, we’re rounding up a few of final month’s greatest management adjustments.
President: Beong-Soo Kim
Establishment: College of Southern California
Coming or going? Coming
The College of Southern California’s trustee board on Feb. 4 named Beong-Soo Kim because the personal nonprofit’s everlasting president, efficient instantly.
Kim had served as USC’s interim chief since July 1, following the retirement of former college President Carol Folt. He took the helm because the college sought to handle a $200 million working deficit and bolster its funds amid a fluctuating federal funding panorama.
To that finish, Kim oversaw over 900 layoffs throughout his seven months as interim president. In November, he stated USC was looking for new inner positions for as much as 200 staff who obtained pink slips. He additionally stated that the layoffs had put the college “on monitor” to get rid of its long-term deficit by the tip of the 2026 fiscal yr.
President: Larry Lyon
Establishment: Truett McConnell College
Coming or going? Coming
Larry Lyon would be the subsequent president of Truett McConnell College, the Baptist establishment’s board stated Feb. 2. He’ll take the helm of the Georgia school in April.
Lyon involves Truett McConnell from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, the place he served as a senior administrator and an ethics professor.
His appointment comes after Truett McConnell introduced it had “determined to half methods” with its then–President Emir Caner in September. Caner had been on go away since June following allegations that the administration hadn’t responded to reviews of sexual misconduct involving a former school member.
President: Eric Spina
Establishment: College of Dayton
Coming or going? Going
College of Dayton President Eric Spina introduced on Feb. 6 that he will retire by June 2027 after main the establishment for 11 years. Previous to becoming a member of the College of Dayton, Spina labored at Syracuse College for nearly three a long time.
Though the Catholic establishment wasn’t operating a deficit, it eradicated 20 workers positions final yr and determined to not renew 45 school contracts. Spina framed the cuts as a method of rightsizing the Ohio college and informed Dayton Each day Information in March that they’re anticipated to save lots of the college about $25 million over three years.
College of Dayton’s board is utilizing an govt search agency to assist discover Spina’s alternative, and Spina is working with trustees all through the transition course of, the college stated.
President: David Jones
Establishment: Southwest Minnesota State College
Coming or going? Coming
David Jones was named the president of Southwest Minnesota State College, efficient Feb. 18, the Minnesota State Board of Trustees introduced final month.
Jones started serving as the college’s interim chief in July, and he oversaw scholar affairs and enrollment administration at Minnesota State College, Mankato previous to that.
Southwest Minnesota State has seen its enrollment bounce again from losses in the course of the pandemic and attain 8,214 college students in fall 2024, up 16.2% from a decade prior.
President: Cameron Wesson
Establishment: Shepherd College
Coming or going? Coming
Shepherd College on Feb. 26 named Cameron Wesson as its subsequent president. Wesson will start his new place on the public West Virginia establishment in July. He comes from La Salle College, a non-public Philadelphia establishment the place he serves as provost.
Shepherd’s present president, Mary Hendrix, introduced in September that she would retire on the finish of the tutorial yr.
