David Armand Caputo became the sixth president of Pace University in 2000. He serves as co-chair of the New York State Regents' Professional Standards and Practices Board, as a director of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, on the Council of Presidents of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, and as a director of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and the Westchester Arts Council. Caputo also serves on the

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. He received his B.A. in Government from

Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the 10 ...

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and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

. Prior to his appointment at Pace he served for five years as president of

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, the largest college in the

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system. Before that, he was at

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, for 25 years, last serving as dean of its School of Liberal Arts. On May 15, 2007, he announced his retirement from the position of President of Pace University, effective June 3.

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