Merryl H. Tisch Appointed Chancellor-Elect of NY State Board of Regents

      Philanthropist Merryl H. Tisch (Steinhardt ’79), has been named the first female chancellor-elect of the New York State Board of Regents. Tisch, who was first appointed to the board in 1996, will finish the remaining three years of outgoing Chancellor Robert M. Bennett’s term. In a statement, Tisch remarked that under her leadership, the board will “embrace innovation with a data-driven approach that seeks to constantly identify and advance policies and best practices to raise test scores, raise graduation rates, and finally close the achievement gap.”
      A former elementary school teacher, Tisch serves on the executive committees of numerous non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education, in addition to currently serving on the Dean’s Council of NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. The New York State Board of Regents oversees all levels of public and private education in the state.