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The Hiram College Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of David P. Haney, Ph.D., an established higher education leader, as interim president, effective September 1, 2020.

Hiram College has appointed David Strukel, Ph.D. to serve as the Director of the Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurship Center. In his new role, Dr. Strukel will manage the administrative and co-curricular activities of the Center, as well as the academic program.   

With renovations underway on the first floor of the Hiram College Library, the library is pleased to offer curbside pickup for patrons wishing to check out materials from the main collection. Mail delivery via the Service Center and access to the main collection by appointment are also available.  

Thanks to the broad support of alumni and friends, Hiram College has logged in its fifth consecutive year of record-breaking fundraising. At fiscal year-end, the College has generated $12.4 million in cash during the 2019-20 academic year. 

Experiential learning has always been at the heart of a Hiram College education. When students' complete internships, they integrate knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application. They gain valuable experience and make connections in professional fields they are considering for career paths. And, with Hiram’s newly implemented tuition model, those internships are paid, thanks to generous donors.  

In looking towards the future of education and instruction, collegiate libraries are being challenged to transform into entities far more than a storehouse for books and reference materials. The current Hiram College Library was cutting-edge at the time it was built in 1995, but since information compilation, resource creation, and collaboration have taken center stage, the first floor has been identified as the perfect setting to establish a 21st-century learning space that attracts students, faculty, staff, and the regional community alike. Hiram is calling it the Learning and Technology Collaborative.

As efforts to identify an interim president are underway, President Lori Varlotta, in conjunction with the Executive Steering Committee of the Hiram College Board of Trustees has appointed Liz Okuma, Ph.D., as senior vice president and dean of students to assist the College through the transition period this summer and fall.  

Best Values Schools has announced its top Best Value Small Colleges for a Biology Degree and Hiram College is #21 on the list. 

The Hiram College Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Lori E. Varlotta will conclude her service as president of Hiram College effective September 30, 2020 because she has accepted a position as President of California Lutheran University located in Thousand Oaks, California.  

Colleges of Distinction has named Hiram College as one of the nation’s Colleges of Distinction and Ohio Colleges of Distinction. The College's Scarborough School of Business and Communication, Education Department, and Nursing Department have also received specialized recognition for innovative leadership in each respective field.