Maud Mandel

Maud Mandel
18th President of Williams College
Assumed office
July 1, 2018
Preceded byProtik Majumder (acting)
Personal details
Born (1967-06-14) June 14, 1967 (age 57)
RelativesRuth Mandel (mother)
EducationOberlin College (BA)
University of Michigan (MA, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineJudaic studies
Sub-disciplineFrench history
Jewish history
Islamic-Jewish relations
InstitutionsBrown University
Williams College

Maud S. Mandel (born June 14, 1967) is an American historian and academic administrator. She is the 18th and current President of Williams College, the first woman to hold that role.[1] Mandel was previously a Professor of History and Judaic Studies and Dean of the College at Brown University. She specialises in twentieth-century French history, with a particular focus on the interaction of Muslim, Jewish, and Armenian communities in France.[2] She is the daughter of Ruth Mandel who was the director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.

  1. ^ "Williams College President Mandel, Maud S." specialcollections.williams.edu. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Mandel, Maud". vivo.brown.edu. Retrieved 3 August 2017.