Dianne F. Harrison

Dianne F. Harrison is an American college administrator and former social worker. She was the president of California State University, Monterey Bay from 2006 through 2012. In June 2012, she became the fifth president of California State University, Northridge. Previously, she worked for thirty years at Florida State University.

Dianne F. Harrison
5th President of California State University, Northridge
Assumed office
June 2012 (June 2012)
3rd President of California State University, Monterey Bay
In office
2006 (2006) – 2012 (2012)
Preceded byDiane Cordero de Noriega (interim)
Succeeded byEduardo M. Ochoa
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Alabama (BA, MSW)
Washington University in St. Louis (PhD)
ProfessionCollege administrator, Social worker

Education

Harrison earned a bachelor's in American studies from University of Alabama where she also completed a Master's in Social Work. She went on to complete her doctorate in social work from Washington University in St. Louis.[1]

Career

Harrison worked at Florida State University (FSU) in a variety of positions including as a faculty member, dean of social work, and the associate vice president for academic affairs.[2] She was later the Dean of the FSU Graduate School and vice president for academic quality and external programs. In 2006, Harrison was appointed as the president of California State University, Monterey Bay.[3]

In June 2012, Harrison became the fifth president of California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in June 2012.[2] Harrison originally intended to retire as president of California State University, Northridge effective June 30, 2020.[4][5] However, due to the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, she announced her retirement would be delayed in order to provide experience guidance for CSUN.[6]

Personal life

Harrison is married to John Wujack.[2]

Publications
  • Cultural diversity and social work practice. Springfield, Illinois: C.C. Thomas, 1996.
  • "Levels of crises and leadership responses: role differentiation and collaboration." In Managing the unthinkable: crisis preparation and response for campus leaders. Sterling, Virginia: Stylus, 2014.
  • "Disseminating research findings." In The handbook of social work research methods. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 2001.
  • "Are professional guidelines needed regarding the appropriate use of research in practice?" In Controversial issues in social work research, Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1994.

References
  1. "Dr. Dianne F. Harrison". California State University, Northridge. February 12, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. "Dianne F. Harrison". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. Rivera, Carla (March 26, 2012). "Dianne F. Harrison named president of Cal State Northridge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. "Statement from CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White on the Pending Retirement of CSUN President Dianne F. Harrison". calstate.edu. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. "CSUN President Dianne F. Harrison announces retirement". Los Angeles Daily News. November 21, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  6. "CSU chancellor, CSUN president postpone retirements due to coronavirus". Los Angeles Daily News. March 20, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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