Chancellor

The Chancellor is the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Community College System and Secretary to the State Board for Community Colleges. The Chancellor’s responsibilities fall into three areas:

Supporting the State Board for Community Colleges: The Chancellor recommends the agenda and prepares materials for the board’s meetings; provides support for board committees; and identifies and reports on policy needs.

Coordinating policy administration: The Chancellor works with Virginia’s 23 community colleges to fulfill their mission and coordinates the colleges’ systemwide functional areas.

Providing a liaison with external organizations, the public, and federal agencies: The Chancellor serves as an advocate for Virginia’s community colleges, presenting testimony, interacting with staff from various public and private agencies, and overseeing the maintenance and dissemination of information about the colleges.

Glenn DuBois became the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System in July 2001. A renowned expert on the dynamics of community college teaching, Dr. DuBois helped launch and speed the system’s progress toward the Dateline 2009 goals and has spearheaded the development of new transfer agreements with four-year institutions.

Dr. DuBois came to Virginia’s community colleges with a broad background in higher education and an outstanding record of leadership and academic performance. He served as the Commissioner and CEO of the New Hampshire Community Technical College System from 1998 to 2001, managing educational and workforce development initiatives for a statewide system on seven campuses. He also was the director of community colleges for the State of New York, which has one of the nation’s largest networks of community colleges. In addition, Dr. DuBois chaired the National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges from August 2000 to July 2001.

Dr. DuBois received his doctorate of higher education administration, research, and policy from the University of Massachusetts.