Richard Guarasci | |
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| 18th President of Wagner College | |
| In office 2002 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Norman Smith |
| Succeeded by | Joel W. Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 14, 1946 Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York |
| Spouse | Carin Marie Tomasuolo Guarasci |
| Children | Bridget L. Guarasci, Patrick Guarasci |
| Residence | Staten Island, New York |
| Alma mater | Fordham University, Indiana University Bloomington |
| Profession | College president, higher education leader, professor |
| Website | wagner.edu |
Richard Guarasci (born January 14, 1946) was the 18th president of Wagner College in Staten Island, New York.[1] He took office on June 1, 2002[1] and, as of July 1, 2016, was the college's longest-serving president.[2] He held the rank of professor of political science and taught in the areas of democracy, citizenship and American diversity. Following Guarasci's retirement on June 30, 2019, he became Wagner College's third president emeritus.[3]
Guarasci was appointed Wagner College's provost and vice president for academic affairs in February 1997.[4] Before coming to Wagner, he was dean of Hobart College, part of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, in Geneva, New York and, earlier, a dean and faculty member at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.[1]
- ^ a b c "Wagner's 18th president: Scholar, visionary and optimist". Wagner Link: 1 & 3. Summer–Fall 2002.
- ^ "The Answer". Wagner Magazine: 11. Fall 2016.
- ^ "President Guarasci announces 2018 retirement". Wagner College Newsroom. January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "Hobart's Dr. Richard Guarasci named new Wagner Provost". [Wagner College] Alumni Link: 8. Spring 1997.