Laura Skandera Trombley

Laura Skandera Trombley
16th President of Southwestern University
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2020
Preceded byEdward Burger
Dale T. Knobel (interim)
10th President of University of Bridgeport
In office
July 1, 2018 – April 2, 2020
Preceded byNeil Albert Salonen
Succeeded byStephen Healey (interim)
8th President of the Huntington Library
In office
July 1, 2015 – March 28, 2017
Preceded bySteven S. Koblik
Succeeded bySteve Hindle (acting)
Karen R. Lawrence
5th President of Pitzer College
In office
July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2015
Preceded byMarilyn Chapin Massey
Succeeded byThomas Poon (interim)
Melvin L. Oliver
Personal details
Born
Laura Elise Skandera
NationalityAmerican
Websitelauratrombley.com
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisThe charmed circle: Mark Twain, women and the integration of imagination (1989)
Doctoral advisorJay Martin
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish Literature
Institutions

Laura Skandera Trombley is an American academic administrator and scholar of Mark Twain. She is the Chair Emerita of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board[1][2] and was the fifth President of Pitzer College in Claremont, California, and the eighth President of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.[3][4][5] In March 2018, she was named as the tenth president of University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Connecticut.[6] On April 2, 2020, Skandera Trombley was named the 16th president of Southwestern University.[7]

  1. ^ Chang, Anna (February 12, 2013). "Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley joins the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board". Pitzer College. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Stearns, Catherine (December 1, 2015). "J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Elects Laura Skandera Trombley as Chair, Jeffrey Bleich as Vice Chair for 2016". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Trounson, Rebecca (November 13, 2001). "President-Elect Named for Pitzer College". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Vuong, Zen (December 2, 2014). "The Huntington to Hire Its First Female President". Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Boehm, Mike (December 3, 2014). "Laura Skandera Trombley is Named New President of Huntington Library". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "University of Bridgeport names Laura Skandera Trombley as new president". Fairfield County Business Journal. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "Southwestern University Names Laura E. Skandera Trombley 16th President". Southwestern University (Texas). April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.