West Haven, Conn., April 1, 2008 - Dr. Richard Highfield has been selected as dean of the College of Business at the University of New Haven, effective in mid-summer 2008, UNH President Steven H. Kaplan has announced. He will hold concurrently the rank of professor of economics in the College of Business.
Selected from an exceptionally strong pool of candidates, Highfield is a recognized leader in academic administration. He joins UNH from St. John's University, where he served for four years as dean of the Peter J. Tobin College of Business and Professor of Economics and Finance. His other administrative appointments include four years as dean of the School of Business at University at Albany, State University of New York, and six years as associate dean, MBA Program and Operations, at Cornell University. He earned his Ph.D. in 1987 in econometrics and economics from the University of Chicago, an M.B.A. in 1979 from Santa Clara University, and a B.A. in economics in 1971 from Stanford University.
A leader in experiential education, the University of New Haven provides its students with a unique combination of solid liberal arts and real-world, hands-on professional training. A private University founded in 1920, UNH has a full-time undergraduate enrollment of more than 2,400 students-with 70 percent residing on its 80-acre main campus-and a graduate school enrollment that exceeds 1,700. The University offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees and more than 25 graduate degrees through its four colleges, in fields such as sports management, nutrition, forensic science, music and sound recording, engineering, computer science and criminal justice. University College at UNH develops programs and courses to meet the emerging educational and training needs of educators, businesses and public and social agencies, focusing on academic excellence, convenience and flexibility. University of New Haven students study abroad through a variety of distinctive programs.
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