Andrea Chapdelaine

Last updated
Andrea Chapdelaine
12th President of Connecticut College
Assumed office
June 1, 2024

Andrea E. Chapdelaine is an American academic administrator and social psychologist serving as the 12th President of Connecticut College. She was formerly the 11th President of Hood College 2015 to 2024.

Life

Chapdelaine is from Chicopee, Massachusetts. [1] A first-generation college student, she earned a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in justice studies from the University of New Hampshire. [2] [1] She completed a master's degree in social psychology and Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Connecticut. [3] [2]

Chapdelaine worked at Wabash College from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 to 1998, she taught at Trinity College. [1] In 1998, Chapdelaine joined Albright College as a psychology professor. [1] She was Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs from 2006 to 2015. [3] [1] In July 2015, she became the eleventh president of Hood College. [3] She stepped down on June 30, 2024. [4] On July 1, 2024, she became the twelfth president of Connecticut College, succeeding interim president Leslie Wong. [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wesleyan University</span> Private liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut, US

Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as a men's college under the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown. It is currently a secular institution.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Connecticut College</span> College in New London, Connecticut, US

Connecticut College (Conn) is a private liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut. Originally chartered as Thames College, it was founded in 1911 as the state's only women's college, a response to Wesleyan University having closed its doors to female students in 1909. The college became coeducational in 1969, adopting its current name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John L. Hennessy</span> American computer scientist

John Leroy Hennessy is an American computer scientist who is chairman of Alphabet Inc. (Google). Hennessy is one of the founders of MIPS Technologies and Atheros, and also the tenth President of Stanford University. Hennessy announced that he would step down in the summer of 2016. He was succeeded as president by Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Marc Andreessen called him "the godfather of Silicon Valley."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wright State University</span> Public research university in Fairborn, Ohio, US

Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio, United States. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright, who were residents of nearby Dayton. The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Its athletic teams, the Wright State Raiders, compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Horizon League. In addition to the main campus, the university also operates a regional campus near Celina, Ohio, called Wright State University–Lake Campus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Levin</span> American economist

Richard Charles Levin is an American economist and academic administrator. From 1993 to 2013, he was the 22nd President of Yale University. From March 2014 to June 2017, he was Chief Executive Officer of Coursera.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trinity College (Connecticut)</span> Private liberal arts college in the US

Trinity College is a private liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Founded as Washington College in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut. Coeducational since 1969, the college enrolls 2,235 students. Trinity offers 41 majors and 28 interdisciplinary minors. The college is a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Southern Maine</span> Public university in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston, Maine, U.S.

The University of Southern Maine (USM) is a public university with campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston, Maine, United States. It is the southernmost of the University of Maine System. It was founded as two separate state universities, Gorham Normal School and Portland University. The two universities, later known as Gorham State College and the University of Maine at Portland, were combined in 1970 to help streamline the public university system in Maine and eventually expanded by adding the Lewiston campus in 1988.

Judy Lynn Genshaft was President of University of South Florida from 2000 to 2019. She stepped down from the position in July 2019 after a 19-year tenure.

Dame Glynis Marie Breakwell is a British social psychologist, researcher and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath. In January 2014 she was listed in the Science Council's list of '100 leading UK practising scientists'. Her tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath was marred by controversy over her remuneration, culminating in her dismissal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Judith Rodin</span> American philanthropist, academic and psychologist

Judith Rodin is an American research psychologist, executive, university president, and global thought-leader. She served as the 12th president of the Rockefeller Foundation from 2005 to 2017. From 1994 to 2004, Rodin served as the 7th president of the University of Pennsylvania, and the first permanent female president of an Ivy League university. She is known for her significant contributions to the fields of behavioral medicine and health psychology, higher education, and philanthropy, as well as championing the concepts of impact investing and resilience.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lesley University</span> Private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.

Lesley University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. As of 2018–19 Lesley University enrolled 6,593 students.

Earl Lewis is the founding director of the Center for Social Solutions and professor of history at the University of Michigan. He was president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation from 2013 to 2018. Before his appointment as the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Lewis served for over eight years as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and as the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of History and African American Studies at Emory University. He was the university's first African-American provost and at the time the highest-ranking African-American administrator in the university's history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lisa Feldman Barrett</span> American psychological scientist and neuroscientist

Lisa Feldman Barrett is a Canadian-American psychologist. She is a University Distinguished Professor of psychology at Northeastern University, where she focuses on affective science and co-directs the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory. She has received both of the highest scientific honors in the field of psychology, the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science for 2025, and the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions from the American Psychological Association for 2021. Along with James Russell, she is the founding editor-in-chief of the journal Emotion Review. Along with James Gross, she founded the Society for Affective Science.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Salovey</span> American social psychologist and academic administrator (born 1958)

Peter Salovey is an American social psychologist and academic administrator. He served as the 23rd president of Yale University from 2013 to 2024. He previously served as provost of Yale University from 2008 to 2013, dean of Yale College from 2004 to 2008, and dean of Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 2003 to 2004. Salovey is one of the early pioneers in emotional intelligence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florence Denmark</span> American psychologist

Florence Harriet Levin Denmark is an American psychologist and a past president of the American Psychological Association (APA) (1980-1981). She is a pioneering female psychologist who has influenced the psychological sciences through her scholarly and academic accomplishments in both psychology and feminist movements. She has contributed to psychology in several ways, specifically in the field of psychology of women and human rights, both nationally and internationally.

Judy D. Olian is an Australian-American academic administrator serving as the 9th president of Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.

Elizabeth L. Paul is an American academic administrator and psychologist. She is the president-elect of Nazareth College. Paul was the 16th president of Capital University. She previously served as executive vice president of Stetson University where she was a tenured professor of psychology. Paul was a longtime faculty member at The College of New Jersey.

Stephanie Johnson Rowley is a developmental psychologist and academic administrator known for her work on racial identity and parental socialization of race and ethnicity. She is the dean of University of Virginia's School of Education and Human Development.

Christine Johnson McPhail is an American academic administrator who was the thirteenth president of St. Augustine's University from 2021 to 2023.

Deborah Dianne Ricker is an American reproductive biologist and academic administrator serving as the interim president of Hood College since 2024. Her research has focused on reproductive biology, particularly studying sperm motility, fertilization processes, and the role of nitric oxide synthase in male reproductive systems.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "President | Hood College". www.hood.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  2. 1 2 "Dr. Andrea E. Chapdelaine". Maryland Daily Record. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Wright, Terell (2024-03-28). "Connecticut College names new president, after a tumultuous year". Connecticut Public. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  4. Niel, Clara (2024-03-28). "Updated: Hood College president to step down this summer". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved 2024-04-26.