LACROSSE, Wis. – The chief academic officer at Keene Stae College in New Hampshire, James Beeby, has been named chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Beeby, age 54, succeeds Joe Gow, who had been chancellor 14 yeas. Beeby’s aademic background is African American history. Beeby has been at Keene Sate three years. Earlier he was liberal arts dean at Southern Indiana and a history professor at Middle Tennessee State. He has written peer-reviewed articles and chapters about African American history, the history of the American South, and race relations. At Keene State, Beeby introduced several new undergraduate and graduate programs through collaborative strategic planning. Programs also were developed to improve student retention and graduation. His UW-LaCrosse salary will be $281,000 — $18,000 more than Gow was making. Beeby begins in July.
Beeby profile
James Beeby grew up in a small village in eastern England. He was a first-generation college student. He holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in history from the University of Wales and both a master’s degree and a doctorate in American culture from Bowling Green State in Ohio.
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Ashok Rai, the UW System regent who chaired the search committee: “Dr. Beeby has the attributes that will make him a fantastic ambassador for UWL on campus and in the community. He’s a student advocate in his core while also bringing experience and enthusiasm to connect with La Crosse business partners.”
Beeby. Leaving Keene State, enrollment 3,100, for UW-LaCrosse, 10,500.