Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans.
We step out of the ACC today to report on terrific development in higher education administration. The College of William and Mary (in Williamsburg, VA) announced the hire of Katherine A. Rowe as its university president (Rowe is William and Mary’s first female university president in 325 years. More from the @WashingtonPost below:
The College of William & Mary on Tuesday named an English literature scholar and senior administrator of a prominent women’s college to become the first female president in the school’s 325-year history.
Katherine A. Rowe, provost and dean of faculty at Smith College, was the unanimous pick of the governing board of the public university in Williamsburg, Va. She will take office in July as William & Mary’s 28th president, succeeding the retiring W. Taylor Reveley III.
“She is a passionate and articulate advocate for the liberal arts,” said Todd A. Stottlemyer, who is the rector, or leader, of the school’s Board of Visitors. “She’s a combination of a Renaissance scholar, a humanist, technologist, innovator and entrepreneur.”
Founded in 1693 under a royal charter, William & Mary is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the nation after Harvard University and counts Thomas Jefferson among its alumni. It has about 8,600 students, mostly undergraduates, and is known for its distinctive blend of traditional liberal arts education with small class sizes in the setting of a research university that awards master’s, doctoral and law degrees.
The College William and Mary is frequently on the non-conference schedule for many ACC higher education institutions’ sports teams. For example, Virginia Tech football plays William and Mary next year.
Every Commonwealth of Virginia resident should be proud of this day. Kudos to the College of William and Mary.
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