Jeffrey Herbst has been named Colgate University’s new President. Jeffrey Herbst’s press conference as new Colgate University President will be tomorrow at 11:15 AM EST.

Herbst in a statement Monday said the following:

“I am deeply honored to be appointed the 16th president of Colgate. The university exemplifies the very best in a liberal arts university at a time when our society is searching for answers that only this type of learning experience can provide. I look forward to working with the Board of Trustees, faculty, students, staff, and alumni to promote this extraordinary community of scholars and to prepare students for the great challenges of the twenty-first century.”

Says Colgate:

“Herbst comes to Colgate after serving for five years as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Miami University in Ohio. While at Miami, Herbst promoted internationalization by broadening the curriculum and expanding opportunities for study abroad, led efforts to increase access for students of limited means, promoted integrity on campus, and expanded the university’s outreach efforts in the community.

“He also strengthened Miami’s long-standing commitment to undergraduate teaching and the liberal arts core and helped design the Miami Access Initiative, a program that provides all tuition and fees for students from families of limited means that has significantly increased socioeconomic diversity on campus. He worked with Miami’s admission office to attract an unprecedented number of African-American applicants, raise the number of students from multicultural backgrounds to new highs, and increase the number of international students on campus several fold.”

Herbst, 48, will begin summer 2010.