YSU narrows search for new provost to three candidates

YSU narrows search for new provost to three candidates

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University’s search for a new provost and vice president of academic affairs has been narrowed down to three candidates who will be visiting the campus over the next week.

Dr. Joseph Edwards, dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts and chairman of the search committee, said the university started with 39 qualified candidates, and the search committee conducted 14 off-campus interviews.

The top three “extremely qualified candidates” have been invited to visit campus and met with administrators, faculty, staff and students.

YSU is looking for a successor to the late Dr. Robert K. Herbert who died in a vacation accident in July 2007.

The provost serves as the university’s chief executive officer in the absence of the president.

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