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Julie Wollman is an American academic administrator. She was the 10th president of Widener University. Wollman took office in January 2016. [1] She was previously the president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
A Philadelphia native, Wollman spent her childhood in Montgomery County. [2] She is a graduate of Harvard University, where she majored in English and American literature and language and minored in French. [3] She earned her master of science in education from the University of Pennsylvania, and she earned her doctor of philosophy in education from New York University. [4] Wollman is also a graduate of the Institute for Educational Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. [5]
Prior to joining Widener University, Wollman served as president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. [6] While there, Wollman increased enrollment [7] and diversity [8] of the student body. She established Porreco College, a partnership between the university and business community to improve workforce readiness. [9]
Before becoming president of Edinboro, Wollman was vice president for academic affairs [10] at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts. She held previous positions as vice president for academic affairs [11] at Worcester State University and dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development [12] at Rhode Island College.
Wollman serves on the board of the Riverfront Alliance of Delaware County, [13] an economic development organization where she is a member of the executive committee. She also serves on the board of directors of new American Colleges and Universities, the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the NCAA, and the American Association of University Administrators. [14] Wollman led a committee of the American Association of University Administrators to develop a statement on ethical principles in higher education leadership. [15]
Wollman is married to Dan L. King, [16] executive director of the American Association of University Administrators. [17] They live in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. [18]
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