Texas A&M School of Law dean named president of Pace University
Robert “Bobby” Ahdieh, dean of Texas A&M University School of Law, will take over as president of Pace University in New York on Jan. 1. (Courtesy of Pace University)
Pace University has chosen Robert “Bobby” Ahdieh, dean of Texas A&M University School of Law, as its ninth president, effective Jan. 1, the New York-based university announced this week.
During his eight-year tenure at Texas A&M Law, the school climbed from 83rd to 22nd in national rankings, enrollment grew more than fourfold (from 458 to over 2,000 students), its postgraduate employment rate hit 100%, and bar passage rose from 73% to nearly 100%, the university said in a statement. In addition, fundraising quadrupled and the school’s annual deficits shifted to a revenue-positive position.
“He is a bold institution-builder who has demonstrated time and again the rare ability to elevate academic quality, expand access and drive transformational growth,” said Robert S. Sands, Pace Board of Trustees chair.
Ahdieh succeeds Marvin Krislov, who announced earlier this year that he would step down after nearly a decade in the post.
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