Lori White

Lori S. White
21st President of the DePauw University
Assumed office
July 1, 2020
Preceded byD. Mark McCoy
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
OccupationCollege President
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (B.A.)
Stanford University (PhD)
ThesisHanging Black: Social and psychological factors influencing Black student participation in Black campus organizations at a historically White university (1995)
Doctoral advisorPatricia J. Gumport
Academic work
DisciplineEducation
InstitutionsDePauw University
Washington University in St. Louis
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
University of Southern California
San Diego State University

Lori White is an American academic and administrator. White currently serves as the President of DePauw University, a liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana. She was previously the vice chancellor of student affairs at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the first woman and first person of color to serve as president of DePauw University, and the only person of color to serve as president of an Indiana university.[1]

  1. ^ Herron, Arika. "DePauw University's new president will be the only woman of color leading an Indiana university". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 3 March 2020.