Esther Barazzone

Esther Barazzone (born 1946) is an American historian who was President of Chatham University from 1992 to 2016. Dr. Barazzone graduated from Columbia University with a M.A. and a Ph.D. in European Intellectual History. Dr. Barazzone graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Philosophy and History from New College in Sarasota, Florida.[1]

Esther Barazzone oversaw changes at Chatham University including the acquisition of university status in 1997 and the decision to admit in male undergraduate students in 2014.[2] Under Barazzone's leadership, Chatham University also added graduate and doctoral programs, increased enrollment to more than 2,000 students [3], and increased its endowment to $84.7 million. [4] In 2013, she was among the highest-paid private university presidents in the United States.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Barazzone Biography - Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA". www.chatham.edu.
  2. ↑ Maake, Katishi. "Chatham president Barazzone will retire in 2016". TribLIVE.com.
  3. ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/morning-edition/2014/10/personalities-of-pittsburgh-esther-barazzone.html
  4. ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2015/06/03/barrazone-to-retire-as-chatham-universitypresident.html
  5. ↑ Erdley, Debra. "Chatham University president among 10 top-paid at U.S. private colleges". triblive.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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