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February 21, 2021 / 2021 Power 50

2021 Power 50: 45. Jane McBride Gates

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, which includes a dozen community colleges and four regional state universities, continues to face financial pressures and massive budget cuts due to COVID-19.

Jane McBride Gates

On Jan. 1, Jane McBride Gates was thrust in the middle of overseeing the system — which is responsible for churning out a large number of future Connecticut workers — when she was named interim president, replacing the retired Mark Ojakian.

The CSCU system has faced years of financial constraints, especially as its schools experience declining enrollments, creating tension, at times, between faculty and leadership at the Board of Regents for Higher Education.

For example, tension spiked at the end of 2020 as a result of tough contract negotiations with faculty unions. A plan to consolidate the state’s community college system also caused pushback in recent years.

Gates joined the CSCU system in 2011 as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Connecticut State University. Since 2016, Gates has served as CSCU’s provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs — a role she continues to serve in while also being interim president.

Previously, she has held leadership roles at Savannah State University and Arkansas State University.

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