Robin Lynn Cautin has been named the eleventh president of Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. She will begin her tenure on July 1.
According to the most recent federal data, Regis College enrolls about 1,000 undergraduates and 1,500 graduate students. Women represent over three-quarters of the college’s undergraduate population.
With over two decades of higher education experience, Dr. Cautin currently serves as provost at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Before her promotion to provost, she was dean of the university’s College of Arts and Sciences. Earlier in her career, she served in a variety of leadership roles at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, including dean of undergraduate education, associate provost, and chair of the psychology department.
As a scholar, Dr. Cautin has published extensively on the history of psychology, including myths and misconceptions in the areas of abnormal and clinical psychology. She is the co-editor of the five-volume Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015) and is under contract with Oxford University Press to write a book on the history of psychotherapy in the United States.
“I am delighted and honored to be selected as the next president of Regis College,” said Dr. Cautin. “The proud history of Regis, with its emphasis on empowering and equipping students to live lives of purpose and meaning, is extremely compelling and important. Its mission to educate the whole person, fostering an inclusive and caring community, and to serve the dear neighbor without distinction resonates with me personally. Throughout the search process, the embodiment of the Regis mission was palpable to me. I’m grateful to the board for its confidence and support, and I look forward to listening closely to and learning from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of Regis. Together we will build on Regis’ strong foundation so that its people and the institution as a whole grow and thrive in ways consistent with and driven by Regis’ core mission.”
Dr. Cautin earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and philosophy from the University of Delaware and her master’s degree and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.