Although University President Joanne Glasser’s Jan. 23 retirement announcement prompted the Board of Trustees to begin searching for new leadership, another high-ranking official appears to be on his way out as well.
The vice president for academic affairs and provost, David Glassman, has been seeking out a position of advancement at other universities nationwide for nearly one year now.
Glassman has been with Bradley since 2010. Prior to the Hilltop, he worked for the University of Southern Indiana – Evansville and Texas State University. His bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees are in anthropology.
Glassman visited the University of Michigan-Flint (UM-F) campus Feb. 19, 2014 as a finalist for the chancellor position. Susan E. Borrego, former vice president of enrollment management, planning and student affairs at California State University – Dominguez Hills, however, was named chancellor April 17, 2014.
He then moved on to apply for and be named a finalist for the position of chancellor at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay (UWGB), making his finalist’s visit to campus just three months after UM-F on May 12, 2014. However, the former chancellor of the University of North Carolina – Wilmington, Gary Leon Miller, began as UWGB’s chancellor Aug. 1, 2014.
Now, Glassman has ventured to Eastern Illinois University (EIU), where he is currently seeking the presidency alongside three other finalists. EIU has completed all four of the on-campus interviews as of Jan. 28 and stated in a press release that it intends to announce the new president of EIU either before or during the Board of Trustees’ March 13 meeting.
Glassman’s interview was held Jan. 22, consisting of open sessions with faculty, staff and students as well as open forums with the campus and the community.
He declined to comment for The Scout on the “exploration of advancing to a presidency” at this time.
Bradley University Board of Trustees Chairperson Doug Stewart said the board is aware of the situation and wishes Glassman luck.
