领导

在他的领导下, Beacon College has seen a historic increase in its enrollment 和 graduation rates. In just under a decade, the institution has grown from 187 undergraduate students to over 500. Compared to the only 27% of collegians with learning differences who graduated in four years 和 54% who were unemployed nationally during that time, 63% of Beacon College students graduated with a degree in four years, 和71年.4% secured post-degree employment or pursued advanced studies.

Dr. 哈格蒂 also launched our study abroad programs, 托斯卡纳的灯塔 和 东京灯塔，指导我们。 运动项目 through admission into the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, 开设了新的宿舍和学术空间, built gardens 和 green spaces for students to relax 和 socialize, 和 currently leads the effort to build an on-campus 校内的 & 健身中心. He also helped establish a more neurodiverse talent pipeline by building corporate partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, 包括戴尔科技, 华特迪士尼公司, 约翰逊 & 约翰逊银行、富国银行等.

Prior to his time at Beacon, 哈格蒂 served as president of University Advisors International, Inc. (美国).S.-based international investment 和 consulting company that provided counsel to institutions of higher education, 非营利组织, 以及遍布四大洲的公司. 在此之前, he served as provost 和 university professor at the newly founded Hellenic American University in Athens, 希腊, 和 as the president of Franklin Pierce University.

作为一名学者, 哈格蒂 served in faculty 和 administrative roles at his alma maters — Stonehill College 和 Harvard University. 他的教学, 研究, 写作的重点是政府, 特殊教育政策与财政, 教育创新, 非营利性管理. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles, book chapters, 和 policy papers in these arenas.

After completing a post-doctoral fellowship in the U.S. 卫生署, 教育, 和福利, 哈格蒂 was appointed to a series of posts in the newly created U.S. 教育部, culminating in his appointment as the chief of compliance 和 enforcement in the Office of Special 教育 项目. 离开联邦政府后, 哈格蒂 has been counsel to both Democratic 和 Republican administrations on issues related to education, state-federal关系, 公共财政方面.

Prominent among 哈格蒂’s governing board appointments are his service as chair of the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges 和 Universities (NAICU), as well as chair of the Presidents Council of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA-Division II). He also served on the board of the American Council on 教育 (ACE) 和 was appointed to the council’s Commission on 领导 和 Institutional Effectiveness.