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Rensselaer President Shirley Ann Jackson To Step Down in 2022, Concluding Historic Tenure
June 26, 2021
TROY, New York, June 26 (TNSPer) -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news on June 25, 2021:

More than two decades ago, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson became the first African American woman to lead a top-ranked research university when she was named the 18th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Today, President Jackson announced to the Rensselaer community that she intends to step down from her historic post in 2022.

"It has been the privile . . .

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