Ramapo College (N.J.) ended a contentious eight-month president's search in February when it named Peter Philip Mercer as its next leader.Ramapo College Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public liberal arts and professional studies institution of the New Jersey system of higher education. It is located in Mahwah in Bergen County, New Jersey. Its president is Dr. Peter Philip Mercer. (N.J.) ended a contentious eight-month president's search in February when it named Peter Philip Mercer as its next leader. Mercer, who takes office July 1, reportedly will be paid $240,000 annually. Mercer has hew hew v. hewed, hewn or hewed, hew·ing, hews v.tr. 1. To make or shape with or as if with an ax: hew a path through the underbrush. 2. several positions at the University of Western Ontario Western is one of Canada's leading universities, ranked #1 in the Globe and Mail University Report Card 2005 for overall quality of education.[2] It ranked #3 among medical-doctoral level universities according to Maclean's Magazine 2005 University Rankings. , including VP for administration and law school dean. He was selected out of a field of 90 candidates that included State Sen. Joseph Doria Joseph V. Doria Jr. (June 28, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician, who currently serves as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in the cabinet of Gov. Jon Corzine. (D-Hudson). The search committee took issue with the fact that acting Gov. Richard Codey pushed Doria for the job, even after they took him off the list of semi-finalists. Former Gov. James McGreevey also was criticized for downplaying campus recommendations and appointing his political supporters to Ramapo's board white in office. The controversies drew protests from students and professors ... |
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