NJCU Appoints Dr. Scott James as VP, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

After an extensive national search, NJCU announced the appointment of Dr. Scott James as NJCU’s Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.  

Dr. James has served as Executive Vice President at Salem State University where he provides strategic direction and leadership to enrollment management, student life, marketing and creative services, information technology services, and human resources and equal opportunity.  His greatest accomplishments in his role have been boosting the six-year graduation rate from 37% to 58%, while nearly tripling the four-year rate from 15% to 43%.  

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Boston University, a Master of Education degree in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University, and a Doctor of Education in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University.  Dr. James will begin on January 13, 2020.