leader - NewBostonPost

Massachusetts

Asian-American Lin to head national campus Christian group

MADISON, Wisc. – One of the nation's leading organizations serving Christian college students has named Tom Lin its next leader. He will become InterVarsity Christian Fellowship USA's first Asian-American president in August. Lin, 43, will take over InterVarsity, an evangelical organization, as it enters its 75th year

Massachusetts

Ralph Boyd: American Red Cross leader driven by faith and passion

BOSTON – It's hard to keep up with Ralph Boyd, Jr. At first glance, the résumé of the CEO of the American Red Cross of Massachusetts seems as frenetic as his exuberant personality. In the span of two decades, he has worked as a federal prosecutor, been a partner

umass

Homegrown: Meehan committed to UMass for the long haul

BOSTON — The University of Massachusetts might be going places, but Marty Meehan, the former congressman from Lowell who will be sworn in Thursday as the University's 27th president, is staying put. "You can't have transformational change in just two or three years," Meehan said

Taliban

Death of Taliban leader roils Afghan politics

Written by Lynne O'Donnell KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan Taliban has confirmed the death of its reclusive longtime leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, after the Kabul government reported that he had been dead for more than two years. The move has led to a leadership crisis in the Taliban,