RICHMOND, Va. — An experienced higher education executive from Arizona has been tapped to lead Virginia's system of 23 community colleges after a lengthy search.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's community college board is restarting its search for a new chancellor because the Michigan official tapped in March to lead the system is no longer taking the job.

Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System Dr. David Dore meets with BRCC President John Downey and student at BRCC on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Photo by Rebecca J. Barnabi.

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Glenn DuBois, chancellor of the Virginia Community College System, will retire at the end of June 2022, he announced Tuesday. DuBois was hired in July 2001 and is the longest-serving chancellor in ...

Doré is Virginia’s first new chancellor in 21 years, and he spent his first 36 days visiting all 23 community colleges on his listening tour, a 3,600-mile trip that was critical to hearing the ...

The analogy is the same for the VCCS, which has a fleet of 23 colleges. The board needed to hire an admiral, not a lieutenant. Reforming a failing system is too important to Virginia’s future.

Virginia’s community college board is restarting its search for a new chancellor because the Michigan official tapped in March to lead the system is no longer taking the job. Russell Kavalhun… ...