Tailoring graduate education to a new world

Kristopher T. Sullivan has been promoted to assistant dean of the graduate school at Bryant University. In his new role, he will develop enrollment strategies for the M.S. in taxation and new master of professional accountancy programs, and develop specialized MBA programs for corporate clients.

Sullivan joined Bryant in 1998 as director of graduate studies; he also teaches marketing, part-time. He earned his a B.A. and MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

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