Presidential finalist Mary Papazian withdraws her candidacy
05/04/2011
NEW PALTZ- The following statement is being sent on behalf of Kenneth J. Abt, Chair of the Presidential Search Committee and Chair of the New Paltz College Council:
We have learned today that presidential candidate Mary Papazian, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lehman College, Bronx, NY, has decided to withdraw from the New Paltz Presidential Search.
The search committee is continuing its work and will be bringing another candidate to campus next week.
Located in the heart of a dynamic college town, 90 minutes from metropolitan New York City, the State University of New York at New Paltz is a highly selective college of about 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
One of the most well-regarded public colleges in the nation, New Paltz delivers an extraordinary number of majors in Business, Liberal Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Fine and Performing Arts and Education.
New Paltz embraces its culture as a community where talented and independent minded people from around the world create close personal links with real scholars and artists who love to teach.
