The resignation comes on the heels of an investigation that university officials covered up allegations of sexual misconduct involving the former director of sports medicine at the university. Many members of the university's swimming team alleged sexual misconduct during physical therapy sessions and university officials have been accused of attempting to cover up the incidents.
The City University of New York has announced the creation of an emerging technology mentorship program that targets 250 small businesses owned by veterans, minorities, and women throughout New York City.
Dr. Anny Morrobel-Sosa was provost and senior vice president for academic affairs for Lehman College of the City University of New York and Garnett S. Stokes is provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
When she takes office on July 1, Dr. Papazian will be the university’s 29th president and the third woman president in San Jose State's 159-year history. Currently, Dr. Papazian is president of Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Barbara Jacobson, an assistant professor of sociology at Lehman College of the City University of New York, focused her research on education and social mobility.