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State board confirms Linda Thompson as Westfield State University president
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BOSTON The state Board of Higher Education has approved Linda Thompson’s appointment as the new president of Westfield State University.
State approval is normally a formality, though the board retains right of final approval. Thompson will begin her tenure as the 182-year-old university’s 21st president on July 1.
She will succeed Roy Saigo, who served as interim president through the 2020–21 academic year, following Ramon Torrecilha’s retirement in 2020.
Final approval came on May 18, three weeks after the university’s board of trustees chose Thompson from a list of five final candidates.
Apr 29, 2021
Westfield State University is choosing a new president.
Dr. Linda Thompson is set to begin this summer pending approval from the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.
Thompson has served as the dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UMass Boston since 2017.
She will succeed the interim president Dr. Roy Saigo who led the facility through the last academic year.
(Picture provided by Westfield State University)