Hispanic community leader Juan Salgado has been appointed chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago. A recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius” fellowship, he leads Instituto del Progreso Latino, a nonprofit that helps low-income, Latino immigrants attain education, training and employment.
In 2010, Salgado opened a health science careers charter school.
The City Colleges faculty council says it expects Salgado to halt program closures/consolidations until faculty, students and administrators can participate in the decision-making process. Salgado replaces Cheryl Hyman, who had a tumultuous six-year tenure and was subject to a faculty vote of no-confidence.
Other people news:
- Robert Robbins, a cardiac surgeon, is now president of the University of Arizona. He has served as professor and chairman of a department at Stanford University School of Medicine, and as president/CEO of Texas Medical Center.
- Carol T. Christ has been selected as chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley. Previously director of the Center for Studies in Higher Education and interim executive vice chancellor and provost of Berkeley, she has also served as president at Smith College in Massachusetts.
- Debasish “Deba” Dutta will be the next chancellor of Rutgers University-New Brunswick. He will oversee the three largest Rutgers campuses.
