Amherst College President Anthony Marx is leaving his job at the end of June.
Gregory CallAMHERST — The Amherst College Board of Trustees has named Gregory S. Call, the Dean of the Faculty, to become acting president while the search committee continues its search for a new president to replace Anthony W. Marx, who is leaving to become president of the New York Public Library.
In an email from the college, the trustees announced they voted to appoint Call acting president effective July 1.
Call is a mathematician who works in the field of arithmetic geometry, and is currently Dean of the Faculty and the Peter R. Pouncey Professor of Mathematics.
“Greg’s appointment enables a seamless leadership transition from Tony Marx to Greg to the 19th president of Amherst College. Greg’s leadership will allow the Presidential Search Committee to continue its work confident that it can take the appropriate time to select an exceptional 19th president from what is an extraordinary pool of candidates,” the trustees announcement said.
College spokeswoman Caroline Hanna said “the goal of this process is to find an exceptional 19th president of Amherst College, and finding the right person simply takes time. We are thankful, though, to have Dean Call to lead the institution during that transition period, however long it lasts.”
Marx has been president for eight years.