ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Tony Bowrin
Tony Bowrin
Dean, Cotsakos College of Business
William Paterson University
Bowrin helped Cotsakos College of Business to a 125% increase in graduate student enrollment, thanks to a full slate of online MBA programs launched in 2020, designed...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Lauren Bergey
Lauren Bergey
Dean, School of Natural, Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Centenary University
She is establishing Centenary as a leader in the sciences with undergraduate research. Four of her students placed in the Top 10 at an...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Craig Arnold
Craig Arnold
Director, Princeton Institute of Materials; vice dean for innovation
Princeton University
A holder of 13 patents himself, Arnold is responsible for strengthening the university’s engagement with technology investors, industry, entrepreneurs, alumni and other potential...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Shaheen Holloway
Shaheen Holloway
Head men’s basketball head coach
Seton Hall University
Now at Seton Hall, he gained national prominence for leading Saint Peter’s University’s Cinderella run to the Elite Eight last March, bringing the school the equivalent of...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Marcheta Evans
Marcheta Evans
President
Bloomfield University
Evans had the courage to say publicly what so many other presidents only will say in private: We have financial issues that threaten our ability to stay open. Here’s hoping her open...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Brian Strom
Brian Strom
Inaugural chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical Health and Sciences
Rutgers University
New Jersey longs to be known as an eds & meds state. Strom, who oversees so many aspects of Rutgers’ efforts in those areas, is a...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Brian Bridges
Brian Bridges
Secretary of Higher Education
State of New Jersey
Most of his work is done behind the scenes, but those who know say he was impactful during the struggles involving the pandemic. He will need to...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Teik Lim
Teik Lim
President
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Granted, he’s new to the job — but simply taking the reins of such a STEM-centric superpower in education that is highly connected to the N.J. business community is...
ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Jonathan Koppell
Jonathan Koppell
President
Montclair State University
In a little more than a year, Koppell fostered a partnership with Bloomfield University to display his visionary approach to higher ed — one that emphasizes public service and community engagement.
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ROI Influencers: Higher Education 2022 — Kathryn Foster
Kathryn Foster
President
The College of New Jersey
TCNJ is a highly regarded top-value school on the East Coast. Foster has helped it achieve that status with women in nearly every key leadership position, a refreshing (and...