Lynn Pasquerella

Lynn Pasquerella
Pasquerella speaking at TEDxPioneerValley on January 21, 2012
14th President of American Association of Colleges and Universities
In office 2016–Present
Preceded by	Carol Geary Schneider
18th President of Mount Holyoke College
In office 2010–2016
Preceded by	Joanne V. Creighton
Succeeded by	Sonya Stephens
Personal details
Born	(1958-12-08) December 8, 1958 (age 65)
Nationality	American
Spouse	John Kuchle ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Quinebaug Valley Community College (transferred, 1978) Mount Holyoke College (B.A., 1980) Brown University (Ph.D., 1985)
Profession	Professor

Lynn C. Pasquerella is an American academic and the 14th president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Before she assumed this position, she was the 18th president of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, serving from 2010 to 2016. She was a professor of philosophy at the University of Rhode Island for 22 years before becoming URI's Associate Dean of the Graduate School. From 2006 to 2008 she was Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Rhode Island. She was the Provost of the University of Hartford from 2008 to 2010.^[1] She also served as the President of the Phi Beta Kappa Society from 2018 to 2021.^[2]