Joanne V. Creighton to Lead Haverford College

Haverford College in Pennsylvania has announced the Joanne V. Creighton will serve as interim president of the highly rated liberal arts college until a permanent president can be found.

Dr. Creighton served for 14 years as president of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Earlier in her career she served as provost, vice president for academic affairs, interim president, and professor of English at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She has also served as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Dr. Creighton is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. She holds a master’s degree from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.