Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) President Terrence Cheng today announced that he is appointing Dr. Dwayne Smith, who has served as CEO of Housatonic Community College since 2020, as interim president of Southern Connecticut State University. Smith, who previously served as interim president of Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, Missouri, following his 13-year stint as that institution’s provost, has an extensive academic background at the university level.

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