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Atlanta, GA | Posted: January 3, 2011
Rebecca Keane 404-894-1720
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Susan Herbst, Chief Academic Officer of the University System of Georgia and Professor in Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, was named the University of Connecticut's 15th president, becoming the first woman to hold that position in the school's history.
Dr. Susan HerbstSusan Herbst, Chief Academic Officer of the University System of Georgia and Professor in Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, was named the University of Connecticut's 15th president, becoming the first woman to hold that position in the school's history. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, Herbst was selected unanimously by UConn's Board of Trustees, who called her an "exceptional leader in higher education who will use her enthusiasm and experience to help UConn push ahead academically and in research". "I couldn't be more honored," Herbst said. "UConn is the envy of the nation, and I hope to make it better." Source: Wall Street Journal - December 20, 2010
