{"id":18231,"date":"2019-01-10T17:23:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T17:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/10\/coast-guard-academy-names-rear-adm-kelly-as-new-superintendent\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:02:46","slug":"coast-guard-academy-names-rear-adm-kelly-as-new-superintendent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/01\/10\/coast-guard-academy-names-rear-adm-kelly-as-new-superintendent\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard Academy names Rear Adm. Kelly as new superintendent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEW LONDON, Conn. \u2014 A new superintendent will take the helm this summer at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New London, Connecticut-based academy on Thursday announced that Rear Adm. William Kelly<\/a> will take over as superintendent from current Superintendent Rear Adm. James Rendon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rear Adm. James Rendon is the 41st superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. (Coast Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kelly, a 1987 academy graduate, is currently the Coast Guard\u2019s <\/a>assistant commandant for Human Resources, a position he has held since April 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His appointment comes amid a congressional investigation into the handling of allegations of discrimination and harassment against minority cadets at the academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general also released a report recently that found a black member of the faculty had been retaliated against after she complained of harassment and bullying based on her gender and race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The academy has about 1,000 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\t