Kathleen McCartney (academic)
American academic administrator and psychologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kathleen McCartney (born 1956) is an American academic administrator, who served as the 11th president of Smith College. She took office as Smith's president in June 2013.[1][2] Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is a liberal arts college and one of the Seven Sisters colleges.[3] In February 2023, McCartney announced that she planned to retire at end of June 2023.[4][5] She has since left Smith College.
Quick Facts 11th President of Smith College, Preceded by ...
Kathleen McCartney | |
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11th President of Smith College | |
In office July 1, 2013 ā June 30, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Carol T. Christ |
Succeeded by | Sarah Willie-LeBreton |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67ā68) Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Tufts University (BA) Yale University (MA, PhD) |
Profession | Psychologist |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The Effect of Quality of Day Care Environment Upon Children's Language Development (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Sandra Scarr |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Psychology |
Sub-discipline | child development |
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