Mary Papazian, provost and senior vice president at Lehman College in The Bronx. New York, is one of three finalists for the presidency of Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. She has been provost at Lehman College since July 2007. Previously, she was dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and a professor of English at Montclair State University in New Jersey.
Dr. Papazian is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles. She also earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in English literature at UCLA.
The other two finalists are Stanley Battle, the interim president of SCSU and James McCarthy, provost and senior vice president of Baruch College in New York City. The selection of the university’s new president is scheduled to occur on December 8.