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University of the District of Columbia Announces Next Steps in its Presidential Search

WASHINGTON – The University of the District of Columbia (十大网赌平台推荐) Board of Trustees has taken its first important steps in the national search for the next president of the University. Ronald Mason Jr., 十大网赌平台推荐’s longest-serving president, announced in July that he would step down at the conclusion of his contract in June 2023. Today, Board of Trustees Chair Christopher D. Bell announced the formation of a search committee co-chaired by Dr. Elaine Crider and Trustee Mignon L. Clyburn. The search committee consists of representatives from numerous 十大网赌平台推荐 constituencies and includes the following members:

• Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn, 十大网赌平台推荐 Board of Trustees (Co-Chair)
• Dr. Elaine Crider, Community Member and Former Chair, 十大网赌平台推荐 Board of Trustees (Co-Chair)
• Dr. Andrea Adams, Interim President, 十大网赌平台推荐 Faculty Senate
• Maria Byrd, Associate Vice President, 十大网赌平台推荐 Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
• Ken Grossinger, 十大网赌平台推荐 Board of Trustees
• Dr. Tonya Harris, 十大网赌平台推荐 Board of Trustees Student Representative
• Renee Hutchins, Dean, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Former Dean of the 十大网赌平台推荐 David A. Clarke School of Law
• Paul Kihn, District of Columbia Deputy Mayor for Education
• Eugene Kinlow, Director of Federal and Regional Affairs for the District of Columbia; 十大网赌平台推荐 Alumnus; Former Alumni Trustee, 十大网赌平台推荐 Board of Trustees; and Former Member, 十大网赌平台推荐 Foundation Board of Trustees
• Dr. Devdas Shetty, Dean, 十大网赌平台推荐 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• Dr. Mashonda Smith, Dean, 十大网赌平台推荐 Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning

十大网赌平台推荐 will be assisted in the presidential search by the executive recruiting firm Greenwood/Asher & Associates, LLC (G/A&A). There will be several opportunities for the broader 十大网赌平台推荐 community to participate in the search process, including listening sessions with G/A&A as they solicit input on the characteristics of the next 十大网赌平台推荐 president. There will also be a survey, focus groups and campus interviews with the top candidates. The presidential search committee is charged with finalizing a position description, which will delineate the skills and characteristics the next president needs to be successful. The committee will collaborate with the search firm to engage University stakeholders, develop the search schedule, circulate the position announcement, review applications, conduct initial interviews, and present finalists to the Board of Trustees for consideration.

The presidential search committee will begin accepting candidate applications and nominations in November 2022, and the Board of Trustees expects to make its final decision on the next president in April 2023. A webpage dedicated to the search process will soon be available to the public for input and search updates.

The University of the District of Columbia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For a full version of the University’s EO Policy Statement, please visit www.yaldenfamily.net/equal_opportunity.

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About the University of the District of Columbia: The only public university in the nation’s capital and the only urban land-grant university in the United States, the University of the District of Columbia (十大网赌平台推荐) is a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) committed to a broad mission of education, research and community service.  Established by abolitionist Myrtilla Miner in 1851, 十大网赌平台推荐 offers workforce training, professional certification and 81 undergraduate and graduate degrees designed to create opportunities for student success.  The University is comprised of a Community College and Division of Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; School of Business and Public Administration; College of Arts and Sciences, College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences and the David A. Clarke School of Law.  Learn more at yaldenfamily.net