Bandyopadhyay named MJC interim president
Dr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay
After a month of serving as the Acting President of Modesto Junior College, Dr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay, the President of Columbia College, has been asked to continue his service to MJC as the Interim President, the Yosemite Community College District announced Tuesday.
Bandyopadhyay replaces Jim Houpis, who has resigned after 22 months as MJC’s leader. Houpis had been out on medical leave since Dec. 8.
Bandyopadhyay has been President of Columbia College in Tuolumne County since July 2018 and was named Acting President at MJC on Jan. 4. YCCD Chancellor Henry Yong said Bandyopadhyay will lead both campuses during the search for a full-time MJC president.