Pomona College president named vice chair

The Association of American Colleges and Universities has named David Oxtoby vice chair.
Since 2003 Oxtoby has been president of Pomona College. Officials announced Oxtoby's vice chair role on Monday.

The Association of American Colleges and Universities is a leading national educational association with more than 1,150 accredited private and public colleges and universities.

The AAC&U focuses on public standing, quality and vitality of undergraduate liberal education.

Oxtoby served as a physical sciences dean at the University of Chicago before coming to Pomona and was on faculty for approximately three decades.