Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst

The flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst has chosen four finalists for the position of chancellor. Two of the four finalists are women.

Sona Karentz Andrews is vice chancellor for academics strategies for the Oregon University System. She also teaches at Portland State University. Previously, she was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Boise State University in Idaho.

A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Dr. Andrews graduated from Worcester State College in Massachusetts. She earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in geography at Arizona State University.

Susan D. Phillips is provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University at Albany, part of the State University of New York System. She also serves as a professor of educational and counseling psychology at the university.

Dr. Phillips is a graduate of Stanford University, where she majored in human biology. She holds a master’s degree in psychology from Teachers College and a second master’s degree and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Columbia University.

All four candidates are visiting the Amherst campus this week.

Update: Susan D. Phillips withdrew her name from consideration. Dr. Andrews was not selected for the post.