Kathleen E. Harring is an American educator and the 13th president of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Kathleen E. Harring | |
|---|---|
| 13th President of Muhlenberg College | |
| Assumed office June 19, 2019 Interim: June 19, 2019 – June 26, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | John I. Williams Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | John Wittenbaker |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Franklin & Marshall College (BA) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MA, PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | The effect of perceived group deprivation on social orientation (1984) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Muhlenberg College |
Early life and education
editHarring graduated high school in 1976 from Tri-Valley High School in Hegins, Pennsylvania.[1] Harring received her bachelor's in psychology from Franklin & Marshall College, and then earned her master's and Ph.D. in social psychology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2]
Career
editHarring began her academic career at Muhlenberg College as an assistant professor in the psychology department in 1984. She was appointed provost of Muhlenberg College by then-president John I. Williams in 2017.[3] She was appointed interim president on June 19, 2019, following the departure of President John I. Williams, Jr., and officially named president on June 26, 2020.[4] Harring was inaugurated November 12, 2021 after more than a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] She is the first female president of Muhlenberg College.[6]
Awards and honors
editIn 1991 Harring received the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Awards for distinguished teaching.[7]
References
edit- ^ Graham, Emily (2020-11-02). "Harring says small-town values guided path to college president". Republican and Herald. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ^ "2020". Muhlenberg College. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "Biography". Muhlenberg College. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ Polochoko, Jacqueline (2020-06-27). "Muhlenberg College officially designates Harring as president". The Morning Call. pp. A6. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ Bresswein, Kurt (2021-11-12). "Muhlenberg College inaugurates first female president in 173-year history (PHOTOS)". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ Burt, Chris (2021-12-14). "President Series: Leading the way as a pioneer for women and her college |". universitybusiness.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "Teacher gets award". Pottsville Republican. 1991-06-11. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
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