URI names Marc Parlange as next president

“I’m looking forward to joining the community — cheering for the Rams, attending musical and theater performances, seeing what you create in the maker space, and learning about your life and experiences today at URI and in Rhode Island," Parlange said. 

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The University of Rhode Island selected Marc Parlange as the University’s 12th president.

URI’s Board of Trustee’s made the announcement on Monday. The Board formed a Presidential Search Committee last fall, and met throughout the winter to go over applications and interview each candidate.

Parlange will return to the Ocean State after previously serving as provost and senior vice president of Monash University in Australia.

Marc Parlange was born in Providence, to parents who emigrated from France and Ireland. “I am honored and delighted for this opportunity to lead the University of Rhode Island,” Parlange said.

“My life and career have taken me around the world, and to be coming full circle here, back to Rhode Island where I was born, is especially meaningful for me.  I have great appreciation for the transformational work President David Dooley has achieved, and a real sense of excitement and ambition for the future.”

Parlange will succeed David Dooley in August.

“I’m looking forward to joining the community — cheering for the Rams, attending musical and theater performances, seeing what you create in the maker space, and learning about your life and experiences today at URI and in Rhode Island,” Parlange said.