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About President Parlange<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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Marc Parlange is a big thinker with a global view, a scientist and scholar, and a distinguished leader with a firm belief in the power of collaboration. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Official Assets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Biography<\/a> (long and short versions)
Curriculum Vitae<\/a> (PDF)
Photos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact \u2014 marc.parlange@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet with the President<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In lieu of office hours, we invite faculty and staff to participate in informal discussions with President Parlange and Provost Wolfe as part of the Coffee and Conversation<\/a> initiative.<\/p>\n\n\nInvite the president to your event<\/a>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

President Parlange comes to URI from Monash University, Australia’s largest research university and one of the world’s top 100 universities for excellence in research and teaching. As provost and senior vice president at Monash, Parlange expanded the institution’s global relationships and helped to spur ambitious projects in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and data science, new-generation building construction, and sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An open door<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After earning a Ph.D. from Cornell University, Marc Parlange began his teaching career at the University of California, Davis, in 1990, moving on to Johns Hopkins University in 1996. In his role as a chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering there, he started a practice of opening up his academic office to students and assistant professors seeking guidance and connection.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Inauguration<\/h2>

Relive the inauguration ceremony of President Parlange through video and pictures.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Septmber 22, 2022<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cIt made me realize how important university leadership is in creating and cultivating an open environment,\u201d he says. During his tenure, Johns Hopkins launched a new major in environmental engineering, which became one of the top 10 programs in the country, according to the prestigious U.S. News and World Report <\/em>rankings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A firm believer in fostering collaboration across disciplines\u2014and among institutions around the world\u2014President Parlange aims to amplify innovative ideas, making URI an even more attractive school for top students and faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cURI has a great reputation for its scholarship and the uplift it brings to the state of Rhode Island\u2014 including its outstanding work in oceanography and climate. The URI community is vibrant and inclusive, and its values and ambition are very much in line with my own vision of an ideal university.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always enjoyed helping people motivate themselves, and supporting them to reach their potential. People want to be part of successful teams.\u201d<\/blockquote>Marc Parlange<\/cite><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

‘I will be there with you’<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

President Parlange\u2019s arrival coincides with a highly anticipated and welcome return to in-person instruction and a more traditional version of campus life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we will all be overjoyed to be back on campus studying, researching, teaching and gathering together. It will be important to celebrate a return to campus in a COVID-safe way, while also acknowledging and addressing our losses\u2014and the impact this has had on people\u2019s lives. Study, teaching, research and service have all been affected, but hopefully without the constant disruption of new rules and restrictions, things should smooth out as time goes on,\u201d Parlange says. \u201cWe will plan activities and gatherings, as appropriate. We will re-engage as soon as possible in clubs, sports and cultural events and performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I will be there with you.\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n

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World View<\/h1>

President Parlange is featured in the Summer 2021 edition of the University of Rhode Island Magazine<\/p>

Read the story<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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