The Next President of Great Bay Community College in New Hampshire

The board of trustees of the Community College System of New Hampshire has selected Pelema I. Morrice as president of Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth. He will take office in August.

The college, located in the southeastern corner of the state, enrolls just under 2,000 students, according to the latest figures supplied to the U.S. Department of Education. African Americans are only 1 percent of the student body.

Dr. Morrice was vice provost at the University of Missouri in charge of enrollment management and strategic development. Earlier, he was the chief enrollment officer at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania and associate vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

In accepting his new post. Dr. Morrice stated ” I am very excited to join Great Bay Community College and help the very talented faculty and staff achieve a shared vision for institutional and student success, and contribute to the strength of New Hampshire and the seacoast region.”

Dr. Morrice holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational psychology and a master’s degree in higher education from San Jose State University in California. He earned a Ph.D. in higher education at the University of Michigan.

Related Articles

1 COMMENT

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

Study Highlights the Importance of Hair Satisfaction for Black Girls

A study led by Adenique Lisse, a Ph.D. student at the University of Connecticut, has found a correlation between Black girls hair dissatisfaction and an increased likelihood of depression that was not found among White and Latina girls.

Three Black Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities

The new deans are Kelley Bolden Bailey at Florida A&M University Online, Ayanna Thomas at the Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and J. Chris Ford at the Florida Memorial University School of Arts and Sciences.

Howard University Achieves R1 Status While North Carolina A&T State University Falls Short

Howard University has received the prestigious R1 Carnegie Classification, making the institution eligible for major federal grants. NCA&T University narrowly missed the achievement, averaging just three less annual doctoral graduates than the classification's requirements.

Three Black Scholars Selected for Endowed Faculty Positions

The new endowed professors are Eddie Chambers at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Stefanie Dunning at the University of Rochester in New York, and Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire at Harvard University.

Featured Jobs