Suri Duitch Is the New Leader of Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn

Suri Duitch was named interim president of Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York. The college enrolls just over 15,000 students according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education. Women make up 53 percent of the student body.

Most recently, Dr. Duitch served as the dean and vice president for academic innovation at Tulane University School of Professional Advancement in New Orleans. Before her time at Tulane, Dr. Duitch worked at the Office of Academic Affairs for a decade at the City University of New York, including roles as the university dean for education and workforce development and deputy to the senior university dean for academic affairs.

Dr. Duitch holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University. She earned a master of social work degree from the Hunter College in New York, and a Ph.D. in urban education from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.