Sylvia Torti | |
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| 7th President of the College of the Atlantic | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Darron Collins |
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| Born | Ohio,U.S. |
| Education | Earlham College (BA) University of Utah (PhD) |
Sylvia D. Torti is an American writer,ecologist,and academic administrator who is the president of the College of the Atlantic. She was dean of the honors college at the University of Utah from 2012 to 2023.
Torti was born and raised in Ohio. [1] Her father is Argentine and she speaks English,Spanish,and Danish. [2] She earned a B.A. from Earlham College in 1992. [3] Torti completed a Ph.D. in biology at the University of Utah in 1998, [3] which focused on monodominance of tropical trees in Panama,Trinidad,and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [4]
After graduation,Torti was the University of Utah's Bonderman Field Station director before she became the Honors College Dean. [5]
Torti was dean of the University of Utah Honors College from 2012 to 2023. [6] In April 2024,Torti was named the incoming president of the College of the Atlantic. She succeed Darron Collins as the seventh president on July 1. [7]
Torti has published various works throughout her career as a writer,including her 2017 novel,Cages. [8]
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