Background
Pastides was born in New York City to immigrants from Cyprus.
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Harris Pastides
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He received his master"s in public health and his Doctor of Philosophy in epidemiology from Yale University.
Career
He started his tenure on August 1, 2008. He was the first person in his family to attend college when he enrolled in the University at Albany where he obtained his Bachelor of Surgery in Biology. Before joining the University of Southern California faculty, Pastides was a professor of epidemiology and chairman of the department of biostatistics and epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
His election by the board of trustees marks the first internal candidate for the presidency of the university in more than a half century.
Previously, Pastides served as vice president for research and health sciences and dean of the Arnold School of Public Health. Under his leadership, Carolina"s student population has grown to record levels among the system"s eight universities on 12 campuses.
In addition, he leads an unprecedented capital campaign to fund essential needs for knowledge, research, discovery and development.
