Media Advisory: James W. Dean Jr. Installed as 20th UNH President

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
UNH President Jim Dean head shot

WHAT:  James W. Dean Jr. will be installed as the 20th president of the University of New Hampshire
 
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, 1-3 p.m.
 
WHERE: Memorial Union Building, Granite State Room

James W. (“Jim”) Dean Jr. is the 20th president of UNH, elected unanimously by the University System of New Hampshire board of trustees to lead the state’s flagship public university. Dean has more than 30 years of experience in public higher education, most recently serving as executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. At UNH, he succeeds Mark W. Huddleston, who retired after serving 11 years as president.

RSVP: Erika Mantz, (603) 862-1567; erika.mantz@unh.edu

The University of New Hampshire is a flagship research university that inspires innovation and transforms lives in our state, nation and world. More than 16,000 students from all 50 states and 71 countries engage with an award-winning faculty in top ranked programs in business, engineering, law, health and human services, liberal arts and the sciences across more than 200 programs of study. UNH’s research portfolio includes partnerships with NASA, NOAA, NSF and NIH, receiving more than $100 million in competitive external funding every year to further explore and define the frontiers of land, sea and space. 

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