C. Peter Magrath

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Who is C. Peter Magrath?

Claude Peter Magrath is a higher education administrator who has served as provost or president at multiple American universities. He was born on April 23, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York and received political science degrees as an undergraduate at the University of New Hampshire and as a Ph.D. at Cornell University. He began his teaching and administrative career at Brown University during the years 1961-68 and later served as interim president at the University of Nebraska. His first university presidency was at the State University of New York, Binghamton, 1972-74. He was the eleventh president of the University of Minnesota, serving from 1974 to 1984. From 1985 to 1991 he was president of the University of Missouri System. From 1992 to 2005 he was president of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. Beginning in 2006, he served as senior advisor to the College Board. On July 8, 2008 was named interim president of West Virginia University.

On January 2, 2010 while vacationing in New Zealand, his wife Deborah Howell, a Washington Post newspaper editor, died after being hit by a car.

On May 20, 2010, State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher nominated him as the interim president of Binghamton University. He previously served as president of Binghamton from 1972 to 1974. He assumed the office on July 1 after confirmation by the SUNY Board of Trustees.

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Born
Apr 23, 1933
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Education
  • University of New Hampshire
  • Cornell University
Employment
  • University of Missouri
  • University of Minnesota

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on July 23, 2013

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