WomensHistoryHeritageMonth: List of Current Women University Presidents

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In honor of Women’s History Month, we take a look at and celebrate some very accomplished women who are currently Presidents at US colleges and universities.

Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, 2023-Present - Columbia University
Sian Beilock, 2023-Present - Dartmouth College
Sally A. Kornbluth, 2023-President - MIT
Julie Sullivan, 2022-present - Santa Clara University
Michaele Whelan, 2022–present - Wheaton College (MA)
Tania Tetlow, 2022–present - Fordham University
Neeli Bendapudi, 2022–present - Penn State University
Barbara J. Wilson, 2021–present - University of Iowa
Suzanne Rivera, 2020–present - Macalester College
Kristina M. Johnson, 2020–present - Ohio State University
Anne F. Harris, 2020–present - Grinnell College
Lori S. White, 2020–present - DePauw University
Wendy Raymond, 2019–present - Haverford College
Sarah Mangelsdorf, 2019–present - University of Rochester
Carol Folt, 2019–present - University of Southern California
Adela de la Torre, 2018–present - San Diego State University
Maud Mandel, 2018–present - Williams College
Carmen Twillie Ambar 2018–present - Oberlin College
G. Gabrielle Starr, 2017–present - Pomona College
Linda Livingstone, 2017–present - Baylor University
Valerie Smith, 2015–present - Swarthmore College
Sheri Everts, 2014–present - Appalachian State University

Who are we missing? Let us know in the comments below!

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Martha E. Pollack, Cornell since 2017
Christina Paxson - Brown since 2012
Carol T. Christ - UC Berkeley since 2017

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Trinity University has a new president this year, Vanessa Beasley.

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Sarah Willie-Lebreton, Smith College since 2023
Kim Cassidy, Bryn Mawr College since 2014

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Katherine Rowe, College of William and Mary since 2018

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Danielle Holley, Mount Holyoke College–since 2023

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Hilary Link, Drew University (since 2023)

La Jerne Terry Cornish, Ithaca College (since 2022)

Cristle Collins Judd, Sarah Lawrence College (since 2017)

D. Kathleen E. Harring, Muhlenberg College (since 2020)

Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine (since 2018)

Robin Holmes-Sullivan, Lewis and Clark College (since 2020)

Susan R. Singer, St Olaf College (since 2023)

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Nicole Hurd, Lafayette College (since 2021)

Alison Byerly, Carleton College (since 2021)

Laurie L. Patton, Middlebury College (since 2015)

Julie Kornfeld, Kenyon College (since 2023)

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Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Oakland University (since 2017) (and a highlight in the stands during March Madness)

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Sylvia Burwell, 2017-July 2024

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Wow, impressive list!

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Susan Wente - Wake Forest

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And this:

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Trinity University has a new president this year, Vanessa Beasley.

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“President Sarah” as the Smithies call her is just a delight all around. She has made it a point to show up to so many events–even attending a rugby match in the rain (rugby is a club team). She is warm and approachable and is already much loved in the community.

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Audrey Bilger - Reed College (since 2019)

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