CHICAGO – August 3, 2005 – Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of financial and operational consulting services, today announced that John R. Curry will join the company’s Higher Education practice as a managing director on September 6, 2005. Curry is currently the executive vice president at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and organization of MIT’s administrative and financial affairs.

“Higher education continues to face many significant strategic and operational challenges,” said James H. Roth, managing director and national practice leader of Huron’s Higher Education practice. “John’s extensive experience at one of the best universities in the country will be a major asset to our practice.”

At Huron, Curry will help research university and academic medical center clients navigate the complex administrative and business issues they face in today’s challenging academic world.

Prior to MIT, Curry held senior administration roles at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of Southern California. He was a National Institute of Mental Health Fellow in Organizational Research at Stanford University prior to entering university management. Curry received his B.A. in Physics and his M.A. in Mathematics from West Virginia University and completed coursework for a doctorate in mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University. Curry currently chairs the board of The Forum for the Future of Higher Education, and is a trustee of The College Board where he chairs the finance committee. He is also a member of and has held board positions at the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Curry will be based in Huron’s Boston office.

Huron’s Higher Education practice helps research universities and academic medical centers address pressing issues relating to finance, operations, strategy and technology. The company’s Higher Education team has worked with more than 70 of the 100 largest research universities and academic medical centers to develop and implement solutions that address operational and regulatory requirements in a manner consistent with each institution's unique culture.

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