Frank D. Sánchez has been chosen to be the new president of Manhattanville College by the school’s Board of Trustees. Sánchez is the 15th person to hold the position. He previously was president of Rhode Island College (RIC). Sánchez also served as vice chancellor for student affairs at the City University of New York.
Louise Feroe had been serving as interim president of Mahattanville following the retirement last year of Michael E. Geisler.
While Sánchez was leading RIC, that college’s endowment grew from $28 to $42 million, and federal and state grants increased to $10.3 million annually. RIC has 7,000 students and an annual budget of $180 million.
Manhattanville, located in Purchase, has an undergraduate enrollment of just under 1,400 and an additional 1,000 graduate students.
Sánchez was raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and has three sons. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a master’s in student affairs and higher education from Colorado State University, and a doctorate in higher education administration from Indiana University.
Michael Dunn, chair of Manhattanville’s Board of Trustees, said, “His proven track record of transformative leadership, commitment to excellence, and dedication to student-centered education make him the ideal choice to guide Manhattanville through this pivotal moment in higher education. As president, Dr. Sánchez will play a crucial role in shaping the college’s strategic direction, taking it to the next level towards fulfilling its mission of educating ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.”
Christopher Pappas, co-chair of the Manhattanville Faculty Council served on the presidential search committee and is chairman of Manhattanville’s Division of Natural Science, Mathematics and Computing.
“The college has made bold strategic moves in recent years: reimagining the liberal arts for today”™s needs, adding programs in nursing, the health sciences, the natural sciences, data science, and computer science,” Pappas said. “The college is well-positioned to propel forward with Dr. Sánchez at the helm.”
