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Heather Munroe-Blum Plans to Step Down as Head of McGill University

Heather Munroe-Blum, the 16th principal and vice chancellor of McGill University in Montreal, has announced that she will leave her post at the end of the 20012-13 academic year. The position of principal is equivalent to a college presidency in the United States. Dr. Munroe-Blum has led McGill University since 2003. She also serves as a professor in the university’s department of epidemiology, biostatistics, and occupational health.

Before coming to McGill, Munroe-Blum was a professor, dean of social work, and vice president at the University of Toronto. She has also taught at York University and McMaster University.

Dr. Munroe-Blum is a graduate of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. She holds a master of social work degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, and a Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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