Commissioner of Higher Education Search
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education is conducting a search for the next Commissioner of Higher Education.
This page will be updated as additional information becomes available. Please check back for the latest updates.
Meeting Schedule
Upcoming Stakeholder Group Forums
Academic Search will host a series of open forums with different stakeholder groups to assist with the development of the Commissioner position profile. Please see the schedule below. Members of the public are also invited to complete the feedback survey.
| DHE All Staff |
Tuesday, October 27 |
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
| Public College and University Administrators, Staff: Zoom Webinar Link |
Tuesday, October 27 |
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Legislators |
Tuesday, October 27 |
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
| Public College and University Presidents |
Friday, October 30 |
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
| Public College and University Students: Zoom Webinar Link |
Friday, October 30 |
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Public College and University Faculty: Zoom Webinar Link |
Monday, November 2 |
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
| Public College and University Boards of Trustees |
Monday, November 2 |
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Community and Business Partners: Zoom Webinar Link |
Tuesday, November 3 |
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
| Independent College and University Presidents |
Tuesday, November 3 |
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Open Forum for Stakeholders unable to attend previous forums: Zoom Webinar Link |
Tuesday, November 3 |
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
| DHE Senior Staff |
Wednesday, November 4 |
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
| Student Advisory Council |
TBD |
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Agenda for Stakeholder Meetings:
Search Leadership
Advisory Council
BHE Members:
- Chris Gabrieli, BHE Chair and Chair of the Commissioner’s Search Advisory Council
- Harneen Chernow, BHE Vice Chair (BHE Member who represents organized labor, per G.L. c. 15A, § 4(a))
- Lisa Battaglino (State University Segmental Member)
- Alex Cortez
- Francesca Purcell
- Bill Walczak (Community College Segmental Member)
Non-BHE Members:
- Lane Glenn, President, Northern Essex Community College
- Mary Grant, President, MassArt
- William Heineman, President, North Shore Community College
- Barry Maloney, President, Worcester State University
- Elena Quiroz-Livanis, Interim Secretary, Maryland Higher Education Commission
- JD Chesloff, President & CEO, Massachusetts Business Roundtable
- Aisha Francis, President, Benjamin Franklin Cummins Institute
- Chessye Moseley, Executive Director, Massachusetts Alliance for Early College (MA4EC)
- Mike Hannigan, Current student at Amherst College (former BHE student member)
- Scott Jenkins, Trillium Insights LLC, Managing Partner
- Ed Lambert, Executive Director, Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education
- James Kohl, Dean of Student Affairs and Experiential Learning, UMass Lowell
- MaryJo Marion, Assistant Vice President, Worcester State University, Latino Education Institute
- Joanna Gonsalves, Union Rep. (Professor Salem State)
- Kiley O’Meara, Executive Director, Davis Family Foundation
- Amanda Seider, Executive Director, OneGoal Massachusetts
- Garrett Smith, Deputy Secretary of Education, MA Executive Office of Education
- Femi Stoltz, Massachusetts Policy Director, uAspire
- Nefertiti Walker, Senior Vice President, UMass
- Jennie Williamson, State Director, The Education Trust
- May Hara, Professor, Education Department, Framingham State University
- Meg Yoder, Professor Quinsigamond Community College
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