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Centenary University’s new president focused on innovation, new opportunities

By Priscilla Liguori

Centenary University’s new president is starting his first full semester on the job. He’s the Warren County, New Jersey school’s 15th president and the first African American to serve in the role.

“My dad is a United Methodist minister, who knew and marched with Dr. King,” said Dale Caldwell. “My mom was a school teacher for 50 years, so they valued education.”

Caldwell does too. He’s also president of the state Educational Services Commission and previously led Fairleigh Dickinson University’s innovation and entrepreneurship institute.