Elizabeth Coleman
Elizabeth Coleman
Elizabeth Colemanwas the ninth president of Bennington College from 1987 to 2013. Following her graduation with honors from the University of Chicago, where she was a Ford Foundation Scholar, she completed her master’s degree in English and American Literature at Cornell University, where she was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. She received her PhD with distinction at Columbia University, where she was a Woodbridge and President’s Fellow...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
CountryUnited States of America
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