Update as of 8/30/2017: Dr. Richard Sense was inaugurated as the 7th President on August 24, 2017. Former Senior Vice President of the University of Minnesota, Robert J. Carter, spoke at the event.

Dick Senese, Ph.D., an alumni of the Department of Educational Psychology’s counseling & student personnel psychology program, was recently named Capella University’s new president.

According to the Star Tribune, Senese had been serving as interim president for nearly a year, in addition to his previous duties as vice president of academic affairs and chief academic officer — positions he has held since 2014. While president, he will continue to be the school’s chief academic officer. Read the full article.