Robert Caret

Robert Laurent Caret
Caret in 2007
4th Chancellor of the University System of Maryland
In office
July 1, 2015 – January 6, 2020
Preceded byWilliam Kirwan
Succeeded byJay A. Perman
26th President of the University of Massachusetts System
In office
November 1, 2011 – June 30, 2015
Preceded byJack M. Wilson
Succeeded byMarty Meehan
12th President of Towson University
In office
July 1, 2003 – April 19, 2011
Preceded byDan L. Jones
Succeeded byMarsha G. Welsh
23rd President of San José State University
In office
1995–2003
Preceded byJ. Handel Evans
Succeeded byJoseph N. Crowley
Personal details
Born (1947-10-07) October 7, 1947 (age 77)
Biddeford, Maine
Children4
EducationSuffolk University (B.S.)
University of New Hampshire (Ph.D.)
Honorary DegreesSuffolk University (D.Sc. h.c.)
National Hispanic University (D.Litt. h.c.)
San José State University (D.Litt. h.c.)
St. Joseph's College of Maine and Westfield State University (D.Sc. h.c.)

Robert Laurent Caret (born October 7, 1947) is an American academic and university administrator. He is the former chancellor of the University System of Maryland and former president of San José State University, Towson University and the University of Massachusetts System.