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May 12, 2008

One of RIC's own chosen to be school's new president

WARWICK -- Nancy Carriuolo, a state higher education official and the only internal finalist in a national search, has been selected the ninth president of Rhode Island College.

The state Board of Governors for Higher Education announced the selection at a meeting held this evening at the Community College of Rhode Island's Warwick campus.

Carriuolo, 59, will replace John Nazarian, 75, who has served as RIC's president since 1990.

Nazarian, who has spent 58 years at the college as a student, professor and administrator, announced last fall he would step down when his contract expires June 30.

Carriuolo is just the second woman to serve as president of one of the state's three public colleges. She has been RIC's interim vice president for academic affairs and deputy commissioner and chief academic officer at the Rhode Island Office of Higher Education.

The Journal reported last month there were three other finalists for the position: John William Folkins, chief executive officer at the Bowling Green State University Research Institute in Bowling Green, Ohio; Alfred J. Guillaume Jr., vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of French at Indiana University South Bend; and Nancy Kleniewski, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Mass.

-- Journal staff writer Jennifer D. Jordan

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 6:30 PM | Permalink

Comments

It's really too bad they didn't bring in some "fresh talent" from outside the Rhode Island state/government/political scene. It would be nice to see some new ideas and someone shake up the environment.

Perhaps the B.O.G didn't want to shake things up too much, which is why they chose Ms. Carriulo. Good luck to her... as great as things have been, RIC needs a lot of work.

Ted | May 12, 2008 9:32 PM link

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