Javier Miyares Explained

President of University of Maryland Global Campus
Predecessor:Susan C. Aldridge
Successor:Gregory Fowler
Termstart:October 2012
Termend:January 3, 2021
Alma Mater:University of Maryland, College Park (B.A., M.A., A.B.D.)
Order:5th
Birth Place:Cuba

Javier Miyares is a Cuban-American academic administrator. He was president of University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC).

Early life and education

Javier Miyares was born in Cuba and educated in Jesuit schools. His father was taken prisoner during the Bay of Pigs Invasion. At the age of 14 in 1961, he went to Venezuela and later Miami where he graduated from a Jesuit high school. He entered a seminary in Dominican Republic before moving to Baltimore to live with his brother.[1] Miyares earned a bachelor's, master's, and an all but dissertation from University of Maryland, College Park.[2] [3]

Career

Starting in 2001, Miyares served as a vice president of UMGC. Beginning in February 2012, he served as the acting president replacing Susan C. Aldridge. His appointment as president of UMGC took place in October 2012.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chancellors and Presidents UMUC. www.umuc.edu. 2019-06-15. July 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190702101959/https://www.umuc.edu/about/mission-and-history/chancellors-and-presidents.cfm. dead.
  2. Web site: Javier Miyares Appointed UMUC President. 2012-10-01. CBS Baltimore. en. 2019-02-12.
  3. News: New UMUC president named. Anderson. Nick. October 1, 2012. The Washington Post. 2019-02-12.