Carol Clancey Harter was the 7th president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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 (UNLV) (1995 – 2006). From New York

New York

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, she holds B.A.

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, M.A.

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, and Ph.D.

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 degrees from Binghamton University

Binghamton University

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. She was succeeded as president of UNLV by David B. Ashley

David B. Ashley

David B. Ashley was the eighth president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, appointed to the position on July 1, 2006, and relieved of his duties by the Board of Regents on July 10, 2009....

 on July 1, 2006. Prior to her tenure at UNLV, Harter was the 11th president of SUNY Geneseo, where she was succeeded by Christopher Dahl. Harter is the current Executive Director of UNLV's Black Mountain Institute.