UWM Chancellor Santiago to leave UWM October 1, 2010

UWM Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago plans to resign his position effective Oct. 1, 2010. He is slated to become the new chief executive officer for the Hispanic College Fund, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Santiago joined UWM in July 2004 as its seventh chancellor.

Santiago  has spent 30 years in public higher education, the last 10 as a senior leader for major research universities. He came to UWM after serving as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University at Albany, State University of New York.

Founded in 1993, the Hispanic College Fund’s mission is to develop the next generation of Hispanic professionals. For 17 years, the Hispanic College Fund has provided educational, scholarship and mentoring programs to students throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, establishing a career pipeline of talented and career-driven Hispanics. The Hispanic College Fund Board of Directors is expected to vote on Santiago becoming CEO before the end of August.

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