Bristol Community College’s Board of Trustees has picked the school’s next president. 

Sedgwick L. Harris, currently the vice president of Administrative Affairs at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was recommended to take over as the school’s top administrator. 

Harris’ nomination must first be approved by the state Board of Higher Education. The board’s next meeting is scheduled for Jan. 14. 

Harris would be the school’s fifth president since its founding in 1965; he would succeed Laura Douglas, who is retiring effective Jan. 14. She has been Bristol's president since 2017.

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