The University of New England has a new chief of its Office of Innovation.
Lisa Herschbach, who currently serves as executive director of community relations at the Thaden School in northwest Arkansas, will begin her duties at the Maine university on May 31, per a press release.
"Herschbach has a proven record of growing experiential learning spaces in higher education and also understands the impact innovative, interdisciplinary educational opportunities have on students' long-term success after graduation," says UNE Provost Gwendolyn Mahon.
A Harvard graduate, Herschbach has worked in academic and administrative roles at Princeton and Rutgers universities for more than 20 years, per the press release.
"I look forward to cultivating and implementing a vision for the Office of Innovation that fosters creativity and excellence in learning and scholarship across the state of Maine and beyond," says Herschbach. Read the Entire Article
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