Presidents Circle
The Presidents Circle is a network of current and former college, university and university system presidents
and chancellors whose generous support enables the National Council for Research on Women to pursue groundbreaking research, analysis and commentary on issues critical to higher education. Membership
provides academic leaders with a powerful tool for enhancing connections within and beyond academia, with
access to a variety of leaders and institutions. NCRW’s network of experts and expertise is a valuable resource providing Presidents Circle members with critical information to help build their programs and expand their
networks. Membership also provides opportunities to engage with leaders from corporate, policy, advocacy
and philanthropic sectors.
For more information about joining the Presidents Circle, click the Join Us button on the left of this page.
| Presidents Circle Members | |
| Lori Bettison-Varga President Scripps College | Karen Lawrence President Sarah Lawrence College |
Lee Bollinger President Columbia University | Devorah A. Lieberman President University of La Verne |
| Wallace E. Boston President and CEO American Public University System | |
| Dario Cortes President Berkeley College | |
| Myrtle E. B. Dorsey Chancellor St. Louis Community College | Mary Papazian President |
| Lorna Duphiney Edmundson President | Sherry Penney Former Chancellor University of Massachusetts, Boston |
| Margaret Drugovich President Hartwick College | G. P. "Bud" Peterson President Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Drew Gilpin Faust President Harvard University | Shirley R. Pippins President Victory University |
| Mary Fifield President | Clyda Rent* President Emerita Mississippi University for Women |
| Deborah A. Freund President Claremont Graduate University | Judy Rogers* President Cottey College |
Lisa Rossbacher President | |
Bernadette Gray-Little President | Mark Schulman President Saybrook University |
| Amy Gutmann President University of Pennsylvania | Donna Shavlik* Presidents Circle Liaison Board of Directors, National Council for Research on Women |
| Pamela Shockley-Zalabak President | |
| Michelle Haney President Red Rocks Community College | Kala Stroup*, CHAIR President Emerita Southeast Missouri State University |
| Janet Holmgren* President Emerita Mills College | Beverly Tatum President Spelman College |
| Freeman A. Hrabowski, III President University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Laura Trombley President Pitzer College |
| Maria Klawe President Harvey Mudd College | Peggy Williams* President Emerita Ithaca College and Lyndon State College |
| Lucie Lapovsky* President Emerita Mercy College | * Presidents Circle Advisory Members |
What We Do
NCRW is a network of leading university and community based research, policy, and advocacy centers with a growing global reach dedicated to advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls. We also have a Corporate Circle comprised of senior diversity professionals from leading U.S. and global member companies and a Presidents Circle of college and university leaders who share our commitment. NCRW harnesses the collective power of its network to provide knowledge, analysis, and thought leadership on issues ranging from reducing women’s poverty to building a critical mass of women’s leadership across sectors.
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