Lori White is an American academic and administrator. White currently serves as the President of DePauw University, a liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana. She was previously the vice chancellor of student affairs at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the first woman and first person of color to serve as president of DePauw University, and the only person of color to serve as president of an Indiana university.[1]
Lori S. White | |
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21st President of the DePauw University | |
Assumed office July 1, 2020 | |
Preceded by | D. Mark McCoy |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | College President |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) Stanford University (PhD) |
Thesis | Hanging Black: Social and psychological factors influencing Black student participation in Black campus organizations at a historically White university (1995) |
Doctoral advisor | Patricia J. Gumport |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Education |
Institutions | DePauw University Washington University in St. Louis Southern Methodist University Stanford University University of Southern California San Diego State University |
Early life and education
editWhite has a bachelor's degree in English and psychology from University of California, Berkeley and her doctorate in education administration and policy analysis from Stanford University.[2]
Career
editWhite has held administrative and academic positions at Southern Methodist University, Stanford University, University of Southern California and San Diego State University. In 2015, she became vice chancellor of student affairs Washington University in St. Louis. In July 2020, she became the president of DePauw University.[2]
Personal life
editWhite's father was Joseph White and her sister is paleontologist Lisa White.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Herron, Arika. "DePauw University's new president will be the only woman of color leading an Indiana university". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b Quinn, Samm (3 March 2020). "DePauw University appoints new president following 8-month search". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 3 March 2020.