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Hughes is not running for office or taking a job at another college, but rather "taking a pause" to be with family. There is no immediate succession plan.
Community College of Rhode Island President Meghan Hughes announced on Thursday she is leaving her post at the end of August.
Hughes has a Ph.D. from New York University and has led CCRI since 2016.
She was the community college’s fifth president.