James L. Hurley is an American academic administrator who is currently the 16th President of

Tarleton State University Tarleton State University is a public university with its main campus in Stephenville, Texas. It is a founding member of the Texas A&M University System and enrolled over 14,000 students in the fall of 2020. History John Tarleton Agricultural ...

Education

Hurley is a first generation college graduate. He holds a doctorate in educational leadership and finance from Morehead State University in

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, a

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in education from

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, and a bachelor’s degree in business education and management from the University of Pikeville in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Academic career

Prior to serving as president of Tarleton State, Hurley was named the President of University of Pikeville from 2013 to 2015, where he had received his bachelor's. He spent 11 years in the public education system before returning to UPIKE as executive vice president. Hurley was executive vice president and dean of business at Lincoln Memorial University from 2015 to 2017, and president of Tusculum University, a private university in

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from 2017 to 2019.

President of Tarleton State

Hurley was confirmed by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents in August, 2019 and inaugurated in February, 2020. He succeeds

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Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio who retired from administration to return to teaching in the College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences. Tarleton has its main campus in

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, a satellite campus near

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off the

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, and offers degrees at locations in

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at The Texas A&M University System RELLIS Campus,

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, and online.

Personal life

Hurley and his wife, Kindall, have four children.

References

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