The Board of Trustees of Landmark College—the world’s first college built to exclusively serve people who learn differently—announced that current Interim President Dr. James Dlugos will serve as the fifth president in the College’s 40-year history, effective May 1, 2025.

Dlugos previously had an 11-year tenure as president of St. Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish, Maine. Upon his retirement in 2023, he founded a higher education consulting firm with his wife, Melissa, which led him to the interim opportunity at Landmark College in the summer of 2024 following the departure of Dr. Peter Eden.

Board of Trustees Chair Barbara Epifanio noted at the time of Dlugos’s interim appointment that he had experience developing programs for neurodivergent learners. Today, she expressed gratitude and optimism for the College’s future.

Read the full announcement on the Landmark College website here.