More colleges, including Walsh, are hiring presidents with military service

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As a youngster embarking on his military career at Georgia Military College and later the Air Force Academy, Walsh University President Tim Collins’ purpose was serving his country.

After a successful career as a fighter pilot and instructor in the U.S. Air Force, his purpose shifted again as he took on various leadership roles at Johns Hopkins University. But in 2019, Collins began thinking about what was next.

That new purpose found him. A consultant suggested he was the right fit to lead a university. He took over as president of Walsh, a private Catholic university with more than 2,100 students in North Canton.

Read more at The Canton Repository.

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