Kathleen E. Harring

Kathleen E. Harring is an American educator and the 13th president of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Kathleen E. Harring
Academic background
Alma materFranklin & Marshall College and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ThesisThe effect of perceived group deprivation on social orientation (1984)
Academic work
InstitutionsMuhlenberg College

Early life and education

Herring graduated high school in 1976 from Tri-Valley High School in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.[1] Harring received her bachelor's in psychology from Franklin & Marshall College, and then earned her master's and Ph.D. in social psychology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2]

Career

Harring began her academic career at Muhlenberg College as an assistant professor in the psychology department in 1984. She was appointed provost of Muhlenberg College by then-president John I. Williams in 2017.[3] She was appointed interim president as interim president on June 19, 2019, following the departure of President John I. Williams, Jr., and officially named president on June 26, 2020.[4] Harring was inaugurated November 12, 2021 after more than a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] She is the first female president of Muhlenberg College.[6]

Awards and honors

In 1991 Harring received the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Awards for distinguished teaching.[7]

References
  1. Graham, Emily (2020-11-02). "Harring says small-town values guided path to college president". Republican and Herald. pp. , . Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  2. "2020". Muhlenberg College. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. "Biography". Muhlenberg College. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  4. Polochoko, Jacqueline (2020-06-27). "Muhlenberg College officially designates Harring as president". The Morning Call. pp. A6. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  5. Bresswein, Kurt (2021-11-12). "Muhlenberg College inaugurates first female president in 173-year history (PHOTOS)". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  6. Burt, Chris (2021-12-14). "President Series: Leading the way as a pioneer for women and her college |". universitybusiness.com. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  7. "Teacher gets award". Pottsville Republican. 1991-06-11. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
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