Katherine Rowe

Katherine Rowe
28th President of the
College of William & Mary
Assumed office
July 1, 2018[1]
Preceded by W. Taylor Reveley III
Provost and Dean of Faculty at Smith College
In office
2014–2018
Personal details
Born January 1, 1963
United States
Spouse(s) Bruce Jacobson
Children 2
Alma mater Carleton College (BA)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
Profession Educator

Katherine Anandi Rowe is a scholar of renaissance literature and media history. She was named the twenty-eighth president of the College of William & Mary on February 20, 2018. She began July 2, 2018 and succeeds W. Taylor Reveley III, who has served as president since 2008.[2]

Rowe, a Shakespearean scholar recognized for her work in the digital innovation of the liberal arts, has served as provost and dean of the faculty of Smith College from 2014 to 2018. Prior to Smith, she served as an English professor and in other leadership roles at Bryn Mawr College as well as a faculty member at Yale University. An entrepreneur, Rowe is also the co-founder and chief executive officer of Luminary Digital Media.[3]

Rowe and her husband, Bruce Jacobson co-founded the nonprofit Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance and Rowe co-founded the Carleton College women's Ultimate team. As a player, Rowe was a World Ultimate Club Finalist and a Women's National Finalist.[4] She has served as an Ultimate coach for more than a decade and led multiple teams to state championships in Pennsylvania.[5]

Rowe and Bruce Jacobson have two adult children, Daniel and Beah.

Rowe received a bachelor's degree in English and American literature from Carleton College. She earned a master's and a Ph.D. in English and American literature from Harvard. She has completed graduate work in Cinema and Media Studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.wm.edu/about/administration/president/index.php
  2. ↑ "William & Mary announces Katherine Rowe as 28th President". Wm.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  3. ↑ "About Katherine A. Rowe". Wm.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  4. ↑ "How We Practice: Throwing Like A Girl | Ultiworld". Ultiworld. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Katherine Rowe: The Ultimate Coach". Awesome Sports Project. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2018-06-26.


Academic offices
Preceded by
Marilyn Schuster		 Dean of Smith College
2014–2018		 Succeeded by
Joe O’Rourke (interim)
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