UMass president seeking to oust UMass Dartmouth chancellor

THE PRESIDENT of the University of Massachusetts system is moving to remove Divina Grossman, chancellor of UMass Dartmouth. / COURTESY UMASS DARTMOUTH
THE PRESIDENT of the University of Massachusetts system is moving to remove Divina Grossman, chancellor of UMass Dartmouth. / COURTESY UMASS DARTMOUTH

DARTMOUTH – The president of the University of Massachusetts system is moving to remove Divina Grossman, chancellor of UMass Dartmouth.
The Boston Globe is reporting that UMass President Martin T. Meehan has moved to dismiss Grossman by the end of the academic year amid concerns about the campus’ performance.
Grossman has been in her post for 3 ½ years. The article states that under her tenure, both enrollment and private fundraising have fallen.
The article states that Grossman is making approximately $300,000 this year. She receives a $12,000-per-year vehicle allowance, $32,000 a year for housing and $8,000 per year for life insurance. Her contract states that if she is terminated as chancellor, she has the option to stay on as a tenured professor, the Globe said.
According to the UMass website, Meehan was inaugurated as the 27th president of the UMass system on Nov. 12. Meehan, former chancellor of UMass Lowell, took office July 1.
The university quoted Grossman as saying this about Meehan after the inauguration, “President Meehan brings a passion, intensity and commitment to excellence that will take the university to even greater accomplishments.”

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