Four finalists named in UMass chancellor search

By James Vaznis, Globe Staff

The search for a new chancellor for the University of Massachusetts’ flagship campus in Amherst was narrowed this afternoon to four finalists, including one from an overseas university.

The finalists are:
-- Martin Hall, deputy vice chancellor of the University of Cape Town in South Africa;
-- Robert C. Holub, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the Knoxville campus of the University of Tennessee;
-- Harris Pastides, vice president for research and health sciences at the University of South Carolina and executive director of the University of South Carolina Research Foundation; and
-- Satish K. Tripathi, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Jack M. Wilson, president of UMass, said an interview he expects to choose a candidate for the job in about two weeks, after each of the finalists visits the Amherst campus and meets with various stakeholders, including faculty and students. Wilson’s pick will have to be confirmed by the UMass Board of Trustees.

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