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November 22, 2019

CUNY Chancellor's Message: Baruch College Presidential Search Update

Dear Baruch College Community:

I write today to give you an update on the ongoing search for the next President of Baruch College.

I am grateful to the presidential search committee for its work. They have reported to me the results of their process recommending a small group of highly qualified candidates that will continue on to the next stage of the search.

As I trust you know, we are following CUNY's "Guidelines for Presidential Searches<http://policy.cuny.edu/policyimport/manual_of_general_policy/article_ii_board_of_trustees/policy_2.12_presidential_searches/document.pdf>." The guidelines read in part:

"After consultation with the Search Committee, if the Chancellor determines that campus visits would inhibit the generation of a suitable pool of excellent candidates, the Chancellor may, with the approval of the Chairperson of the Board, modify the college consultation process as follows: each finalist shall meet with a group of representatives of College constituencies, including but not limited to elected faculty and student governance leaders and alumni, selected by the Chancellor. Following such meetings, those representatives shall meet and provide the Chancellor with a report on their views of each candidate.

The work and communications of those groups shall be conducted confidentially, with the understanding that the members of each group are not to reveal any information concerning the identity of candidates, the contents of its deliberations or any other aspect of its work to persons outside of the group."

After considering the recommendation of the Baruch College Presidential Search Committee, and with the approval of Chairperson Thompson, I have decided that the process of finalists meeting with representatives of college constituencies is most likely to result in the best possible candidates continuing to pursue the Baruch College presidency.

As we proceed with this confidential process, I have requested that President Mitchel Wallerstein work with the various campus constituent groups to provide nominations of faculty members, students, alumni, administrators and others for my consideration to meet with each finalist.

I look forward to the feedback from the community consultation process and to meeting the finalists myself before I make a final recommendation to the Board of Trustees.

I want to thank the Baruch College Presidential Search Committee under the leadership of Vice Chair Barry Schwartz, who worked hard to get us to this stage. I also want to thank President Wallerstein for his commitment to Baruch College as it prepares for new leadership.

Sincerely,
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Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Ph.D.
Chancellor
The City University of New York


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