Jacquie Moloney, chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, will step down in June, the school said Wednesday.
Moloney said she has greatly valued her time at UMass Lowell.
“I will always treasure our time together and the many accomplishments we achieved during my 37-year tenure at UMass Lowell,” Moloney wrote in a letter to the campus. “I look forward to continuing to work with all of you to advance our university as one of the top public institutions in the country.”
Under Moloney’s oversight, UMass Lowell said, the school launched its first comprehensive fund-raising campaign, with a goal of bringing in $125 million by 2020. The campaign met its goal two years ahead of time and ultimately raised $165 million, the statement said.
“I am proud of the remarkable transformation of the university captured in the recently published 2020 Strategic Plan Final Report,” Moloney wrote in her farewell letter. “We can all take great pride in meeting and, in many cases, exceeding the ambitious benchmarks we set for ourselves. I look forward to rejoining the faculty a year from now and continuing to work by your side to create opportunities for our students and the community around us.”
Marty Meehan, a former Democratic congressman who’s currently president of the whole UMass system, praised Moloney in the statement released by UMass Lowell.
“Chancellor Moloney’s nearly four decades of service to UMass Lowell, culminating with her superb leadership as chancellor, have been distinguished by her constant drive to expand educational opportunity for people and economic prosperity for a region that she has always called home,” Meehan said.
“She has been an inspiration and mentor to countless young people, especially women, who strive to make a difference in the world. Her leadership of UMass Lowell, especially throughout the pandemic, has driven the university to new heights of excellence. It is with great gratitude and respect that I thank her for her service.”
University officials plan to launch a national search for Moloney’s successor in the fall, the statement said.
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