Life
Melanie Lynn Perreault was born in Baltimore on August 2,1968. [1] She earned a B.A.,magna cum laude,in history from Lawrence University in 1990. [2] She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. [1] Perreault earned a Ph.D. in colonial American history from the College of William &Mary in 1997. [2] Her dissertation was titled,First contact:Early English encounters with natives of Russia,West Africa,and the Americas,1530-1614. [1] James Axtell served as Perreault's doctoral advisor. [1]
She taught at College of William &Mary and Virginia Wesleyan College. [1] In August 1997,Perreault joined University of Central Arkansas as an assistant professor of history. [2] [1] She later joined the faculty at Salisbury University where she served as a department chair and was promoted to professor of history and associate provost. [2] She served as provost of the Buffalo State University. [2]
In February 2019,Perreault joined Towson University as provost and executive vice president for academic and student affairs. [3] In December 2022,Perreault was named as the incoming president,succeeding Kim Schatzel. [4] [5] She assumed the role on February 1,2023. [4] She was succeeded by Mark R. Ginsberg on October 29,2023.
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