Augustus stepping down as first Dean College Chancellor effective April 14, 2023

On April 3, 2023, Chancellor Edward M. Augustus, Jr. announced he will be stepping down as Chancellor of Dean College effective April 14, 2023. Read the below message from the Chair of the Board of Trustees.

"Dear Dean Community,

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of Dean College, I extend my sincere gratitude and thanks to Edward M. Augustus, Jr. as he steps down from his role as its first Chancellor. We thank him for his years of service to Dean College as a Board Member, and for his contribution at a critical moment in Dean’s history as we turn toward a new era of growth and development.

Mr. Augustus’ vast experience in public life and deep knowledge of Dean was of great benefit to the College during a moment of significant and historic transition. Mr. Augustus brought reassurance to our campus that Dean can and will flourish into the future built around a new vision and fresh thinking.

Consistent throughout his relationship with Dean, Mr. Augustus shared the devotion to our students, and our unique culture of inclusion and support that makes our College so meaningful to those who study and work here, The Dean Difference.

Until the end of June, Mr. Augustus will be working as a Special Advisor to the Chairman of the Board. We wish Mr. Augustus the best of all futures.

With sincere appreciation,

Mark D. Boyce, Chair of the Board of Trustees"

Shared from -> https://www.dean.edu/about-dean/leadership/message-from-the-chancellor/ 

Augustus stepping down as first Dean College Chancellor effective April 14, 2023

Chancellor Augustus shares his 'short story' and elaborates on the "Dean Difference" (audio)

FM #881 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 881 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Dean College Chancellor Edward M Augustus Jr. We met in the wfpr.fm radio studio to record on Thursday, Nov 10, 2022. 

Our topic list included

• Chancellor Augustus background and his road to Dean 

• The Dean organizational structure and role he plays co-leading Dean with President Ken Elmore

• The challenges facing Dean and how to leverage the “Dean Difference”

• Listening as a skill 

The recording runs about thirty seven minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Chancellor Augustus.

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-881-dean-college-chancellor-ed-augustus-11-10-22

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Dean College Chancellor Ed Augustus page and contact info ->

https://www.dean.edu/about-dean/leadership/office-of-the-chancellor/ 

Dean Leadership Institute -> https://www.dean.edu/academics/dean-leadership-institute-2/

Darryl Purpose was the folk singer who’s name had escaped me during my conversation with the Chancellor. The song line that stuck is found in his performance ->  https://darrylpurpose.bandcamp.com/track/a-crooked-line 

And how about the coincidence (?) (or maybe not?) that part of the song is about the creation of a baseball stadium?

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The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

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