Nancy Cantor

Nancy Cantor
Nancy Cantor in 2006
2nd Chancellor of
Rutgers University–Newark
Assumed office
2014
Preceded bySteven Diner
11th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University
In office
1 August 2004 – 31 December 2013
Preceded byKenneth Shaw
Succeeded byKent Syverud
7th Chancellor of the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
In office
2001–2004
Preceded byMichael Aiken
Succeeded byRichard Herman
Personal details
Born (1952-02-04) February 4, 1952 (age 72)
Alma materSarah Lawrence College
Stanford University
ProfessionProfessor, University administrator
Websitewww.newark.rutgers.edu/nancy-cantor
Academic background
ThesisPrototypicality and personality judgments (1978)
Doctoral advisorWalter Mischel
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Institutions

Nancy Ellen Cantor (born February 4, 1952)[1] is an American academic administrator, the chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark, in Newark, New Jersey, and incoming President of Hunter College. Previously, Cantor was the first woman chancellor at Syracuse University.[2] Prior to that she was the first woman chancellor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[3] Earlier, she had been provost at the University of Michigan.

  1. ^ "Distinguished scientific awards for an early career contribution to psychology: Nancy E. Cantor". American Psychologist. 41 (4): 365–368. 1986. doi:10.1037/h0092136. ISSN 1935-990X.
  2. ^ Mulconry, Sandi (February 6, 2004). "Nancy Cantor, Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, named 11th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University". SU News. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Nancy Cantor – 150 for 150". Retrieved 2021-09-13.