Sister Francis Raftery, the sixth president of the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, New Jersey, has announced that she will step down in June 2013. She has been with the college for 38 years, the last 16 as president. Before becoming president, she served as professor and chair of the education department at the college. Dr. Raftery is a past president of the New Jersey Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
The College of Saint Elizabeth operates as a women’s college for undergraduate residents. But the college’s continuing education and graduate programs enroll men.
President Raftery is a graduate of New Jersey City University. She holds a master’s degree from Catholic University of America in Washington and an educational doctorate from New York University.