The appointment of Laurie Leshin as the 16th president of WPI is garnering media coverage from across the state of Massachusetts and the nation. Dozens of news outlets report on Leshin’s impressive credentials, including her previous roles as a senior NASA official and dean at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and applaud her appointment as the first female president of WPI:
- The Boston Globe – Space scientist scores another first as WPI’s new chief
- Telegram & Gazette – WPI’s new president is a NASA veteran
- Telegram & Gazette – WPI solves question of next president
- Boston Business Journal – Worcester Polytechnic names new president, first woman
- Worcester Business Journal – WPI selects space scientist as next president
- Milford Daily News – WPI picks former NASA scientist as president
- Sentinel & Enterprise - WPI selects former NASA scientist as president
- All Over Albany – RPI to WPI
