Rahmat Shoureshi
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Rahmat Allah Shoureshi (Persian: رحمتالله شورشی) is an Iranian American former university administrator, most prominently at Portland State University (PSU) from 2017 to 2019. In January 2017, Shoureshi began serving as interim president of New York Institute of Technology,[1] where he had previously served as provost and professor. On May 15, 2017 in an email to students, he was officially named as president of Portland State University and took office in August of that year. In March 2019, The Oregonian reported that ethical issues and staff mistreatment caused his future as PSU's president to be uncertain.[2] He was pressured to resign two months later, days before a university board legislative session was scheduled to assemble to discuss his continued employment.[3]
Rahmat Shoureshi | |
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President of Portland State University | |
In office August 2017 – May 2019 | |
President of the New York Institute of Technology Interim | |
In office January 2017 – August 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Iranian, American |
Alma mater | Sharif University of Technology (B.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D, M.S) |
Occupation | University administrator |