The Register Citizen: Hobart and William Smith Colleges Announce New President
21 February 2019 The Register Citizen: Hobart and William Smith Colleges Announce New President
The Register Citizen, located in Torrington, Conn., published the announcement Hobart and William Smith Colleges announce new president on Saturday, Feb. 9. The piece provides an overview of President-elect Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsens career in higher education. Jacobsen will succeed Interim President Patrick McGuire L.H.D. 12.
The full text from the article is included below.
GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) Hobart and William Smith Colleges have named Wesleyan University provost Joyce Jacobsen as president.
The private upstate New York colleges, which operate under a single administration, announced the appointment on Friday. Jacobsen, an economist, will be the first woman to hold the position.
Jacobsen graduated from Harvard University and has advanced degrees from Stanford University and the London School of Economics. She was a full professor at Wesleyan before becoming the universitys dean of social sciences and director of global initiatives. She has been provost and vice president of academic affairs since 2015.
Jacobsen will succeed Interim President Patrick McGuire, who was appointed following the resignation of Gregory Vincent.