In March of this year, Dr. Moore announced her decision to step down as president of Columbia College in South Carolina for family and health reasons. Dr. Moore also has served as interim president of Burlington College in Vermont and is the former president of Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont.
From 1998 to 2011, Carol Moore served as president of Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont. Earlier, she was provost and vice president of academic affairs at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
President Plunkett, who took office in 2012, had come under criticism after Burlington College was placed on accreditation probation by the New England Association of Colleges and Schools. The school has more than $10 million in debt.