Patricia SalkinFeb 15, 2023Women Lawyer Campus PresidentsFormer High-Level Government Lawyer and Big Law Partner Karol V. Mason Leading John Jay College Referred to as a “legal pioneer” with careers in both the private and public sectors and now higher education, Karol V. Mason was...
Patricia SalkinJan 25, 2023Women Lawyer Campus PresidentsFirst Woman to Lead SUNY ESF is Attorney and Former Local Government Official Joanie MahoneyWhen Joanie Mahoney was appointed as the 5th President of SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in November 2020,...
Patricia SalkinJan 5, 2023At the Age of 30, Ellen Futter, Esq. Became President of Barnard College and Youngest College Pres.In 1981, Wall Street lawyer Ellen Futter took a leave from Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy where she practiced corporate law, to become...
Patricia SalkinDec 8, 2022Lawyer Amy Parsons Named as Sole Finalist for Presidency of Colorado State University Fort CollinsOn December 2, 2022 Colorado State University announced that Amy Parsons is the sole finalist for President of CSU Fort Collins. Once...
Patricia SalkinDec 3, 2022Women Lawyers Occupy the Campus C-Suite Beginning in 1976 – Francis Tarlton “Sissy” Farenthold Although lawyers have been serving as college and university presidents since the 1700s, no campus had a woman lawyer president until...