May 20, 2005

President of U. of Maryland University College Will Join International Education Venture; Vermont State Colleges Chancellor Suffers No-Confidence Votes; U. of Florida Renews Search for Provost

By JOHN GRAVOIS and PIPER FOGG

VENTURING OUT: After setting up for-profit marketing arms at two traditional universities, Gerald A. Heeger, president of University of Maryland University College, is about to step into for-profit higher education with both feet.

A man renowned for making hay in the difficult sector of distance education, Mr. Heeger, 62, will leave Maryland in August to assume the presidency of a new, Texas-based international education venture called Whitney International University.

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