Tori Haring-Smith

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Tori Haring-Smith

President of Washington & Jefferson College
Term 2005 – present
Predecessor Brian C. Mitchell
Born
Chicago, Illinois
Alma mater Swarthmore College,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Profession writer
Spouse Robert Haring-Smith
Children Whitney

Tori Haring-Smith is the current president of Washington & Jefferson College.

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[edit] Education

Dr. Haring-Smith received a bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College and doctoral and master's degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. As an undergraduate, she received a fellowship from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation to study abroad.

[edit] Academic career

Dr. Haring-Smith was a professor of theatre and writing at Brown University for 16 years. During her time at Brown, she funded, established, and administered the Rose Writing Fellows Program, a cross-curricular writing and speaking initiative. She later served as chair of the Department of Performing and Visual Arts at the American University in Cairo.

She returned to the United States to serve as Executive Director of the Thomas J. Watson Foundation, and then served as Vice-president for Educational Affairs and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.

[edit] Presidency of Washington & Jefferson College

She was named as the 12th President of Washington & Jefferson College on October 17, 2005. [1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ W&J: President Tori Haring-Smith

[edit] See also

Academic offices
Preceded by
Brian C. Mitchell
President of Washington and Jefferson College
1993 – present
Incumbent