Elizabeth Coleman (born 1937) was the ninth president of
Bennington College from 1987 to 2013.
Coleman also served as the founding Dean of College of Arts and Sciences at
The New School for Social Research.
Education
Coleman graduated with honors from the
University of Chicago, where she was a Ford Foundation Scholar, and completed her master's degree in English and American Literature at
Cornell University, where she was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. She received her Ph.D. with distinction at
Columbia University, where she was a Woodbridge and President's Fellow.
Career
Coleman began her career as a professor at
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public research university in Stony Brook, New York. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is one of the State University of New York system's ...
. She then founded the College of Arts and Sciences at
The New School for Social Research, where she served as dean. She was appointed president of
Bennington College in 1987, and served until her retirement in 2013. She was succeeded by
Mariko Silver
Mariko Silver served as the tenth president of Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont. She took office in July 2013 as the successor to Elizabeth Coleman. Silver previously held positions at Arizona State University, the United States Departme ...
, a former administrator at
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
and
United States Department of Homeland Security official.
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Personal life
Coleman is the mother of David Coleman, a businessman and current president of the College Board
The College Board is an American nonprofit organization that was formed in December 1899 as the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) to expand access to higher education. While the College Board is not an association of colleges, it runs a ...
.
References
External links
TED talk
(video)
Columbia University alumni
Cornell University alumni
University of Chicago alumni
Living people
1931 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Presidents of Bennington College
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