Hopes, Challenges For Higher Education in Maryland [Video]

It has been more than a year since Maryland Governor Wes Moore named former Montgomery College (MC) administrator, Dr. Sanjay Rai, to serve as Secretary of Maryland’s Higher Education Commission. Rai served as Acting Secretary for 13 months before he officially took on the role last month. He has spent more than 30 years in higher education which included serving 20 years at MC. He wore a number of different hats there that included Dean, Vice-President and Provost and Senior Vice-President of Academic Affairs.

Rai is proud of the many achievements he made at the College. Some of those included closing the achievement gap between students of color and white students and developing a cybersecurity program. He also worked with IT businesses in the region to develop training programs at the College that would benefit the companies’ future workforce.

Montgomery County also is a hub for life sciences. Rai helped …