Complex sentence: He began his academic career as a faculty member at Ohio State University, leaving in 1977 for State University of New York at Albany, where he was initially to dean of humanities and fine arts and later vice president for academic planning and development.
Split into simpler sentences: He began his academic career as a faculty member at Ohio State University. He left Ohio State in 1977 for the State University of New York at Albany, where he was initially to dean of humanities and fine arts and later vice president for academic planning and development.