New Leader Aims to Keep Public Colleges High on Nation's Priorities

Muriel A. Howard, president of the State University of New York College at Buffalo, is set to become the first black leader of any of the “big six” higher-education associations in Washington. She was named this week as the next president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

Ms. Howard, who is 60, is scheduled to take over the top post at the public-colleges group in August. In an interview, she talked about the milestone her selection marks, her

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