Barbara Jean Morris

Barbara Jean Morris completed a B.A. in political science at San Diego State University. Morris earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[1]

For 16 years, Morris worked at the University of Redlands, most recently as dean of the college of arts and sciences. In 2011, Morris became provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fort Lewis College and she was the elected representative from the academic council to serve on the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.[1]

On July 1, 2018, Morris succeeded Nancy Kleniewski as the 8th president of the State University of New York at Oneonta. She is the second female to serve in this role at Oneonta.[2]

Morris' father, Bobby Morris is Cherokee and Comanche.[3] She has 3 children.[2] In July 2019, she climbed to Mount Kilimanjaro.[4]

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