Linda Thompson, next president of Westfield State University, called ‘visionary’ by trustees
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
Linda Thompson, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at University of Massachusetts Boston, has been chosen as the next president of Westfield State University.
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WESTFIELD — This is the time of year when college administrative jobs across the United States are filled, so Westfield State University trustees didn’t want to hesitate and risk losing their top choice.
They chose Linda Thompson on Wednesday to become the 21st president of a university that was founded 182 years ago by Horace Mann, who is known as America’s Father of Public Education.