Janet Eisner Explained

Honorific Prefix:Sr.
Janet Eisner
Honorific Suffix:SND
Education:Emmanuel College AB, 1963Boston College MAUniversity of Michigan PhD
Occupation:College President
Emmanuel College President
Term:1979-2022
Predecessor:Sr. Mary Frances McCarthy, SND
Successor:TBA
Boards:Colleges of the FenwayThe Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.St. Sebastian's School, Needham MA

Sr. Janet Eisner is the President Emerita of Emmanuel College.[1] During her presidency, she was the longest currently serving female president of a college in the United States, as well as the longest-serving president of a Catholic college or university between 1979 and 2022.[2] She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1958.[3]

Biography

Education

Eisner graduated from high school in Lynn, Massachusetts at St. Mary's High School. She then earned her bachelor's degree in English at Emmanuel College, a master's degree from Boston College, and a PhD from University of Michigan.

Role as president

Eisner was Emmanuel College's 12th president. She filled the role in September 1979 after serving as acting president in 1978.[4] Prior to becoming president, Eisner served as a faculty member and a director of admissions at Emmanuel College.

During Eisner's tenure in the late 1980s and 1990s, the college's enrollment reached perilously low levels. In the early 2000s, Eisner oversaw decisions that helped increase the college's enrollment and avoid its closure [5] through what she has called a series of "calculated risks." Specifically, in 2001, Emmanuel College welcomed its first coed class and also leased land to Merck in 2001, which improved and stabilized college finances due to steady income from having a private pharmaceutical research facility on campus.[6] [7] Although ending the college’s status as a women’s college was controversial, that decision, the Merck partnership, and other initiatives in the 2000 decade helped save the once-struggling college,[8] tripling enrollments over 15 years.[9]

Eisner has since been dubbed the "second founder" of Emmanuel College for these accomplishments, which reversed the course of her leadership and assured the college's future.[10] [11]

Service

Eisner has served on the boards or executive committees of the Medical Academic and Scientific Community Organization; the Colleges of the Fenway (Boston); The Catholic University of America (Washington, DC); and Saint John's Seminary (Brighton, MA), among others. 

Honors Received

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2022-09-27 . www.bizjournals.com . 2022-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006203139/https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2022/06/29/emmanuel-college-welcomes-its-next-president.html . live .
  2. Web site: At The Helm-Featured Profile SP2022-Eisner . 2022-09-27 . www.accunet.org . 2022-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927050623/https://www.accunet.org/Publications/Update-Newsletter/-the-Helm/At-The-Helm-Featured-Profile-SP2022-Eisner . live .
  3. Web site: kiracostello. 2019-12-24. Sr. Janet Eisner. 2021-01-03. Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. en-US. 2022-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20221006203140/https://snddeneast.org/janet-eisner/. live.
  4. Web site: Sr. Janet Eisner, SND, Presidential Inauguration Collection . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228010319/http://library.emmanuel.edu/ARCHIVE/content/sr-janet-eisner-snd-presidential-inauguration-collection . 2021-02-28 . 2021-01-03 . Emmanuel College Archives.
  5. Web site: Farragher. Thomas. May 19, 2019. Sister Janet Eisner has been the heart and soul of Emmanuel College — for 40 years - The Boston Globe. 2021-01-03. BostonGlobe.com. 2021-09-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20210919113200/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/05/19/sister-janet-eisner-has-been-heart-and-soul-emmanuel-college-for-years/791F17N1TZgbDyPNlZU1LN/story.html. live.
  6. News: Schworm . Peter . 2007-12-01 . College finds its angel . Boston.com . 2022-09-27 . 2022-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927050621/http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/01/college_finds_its_angel/ . live .
  7. Web site: https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2003/11/a-productive-pair-2003-11-24.html . 2022-09-27 . www.bizjournals.com.
  8. Web site: Facts . 2021-01-03 . centennial.emmanuel.edu . en . 2021-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515131505/http://centennial.emmanuel.edu/100-Facts.xml . live .
  9. Web site: Emmanuel College honors Sister Janet Eisner for her 40 years of leadership – Bill Brett . 2022-09-27 . en-US . 2022-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927050623/https://billbrettboston.com/emmanuel-sister-eisner/ . live .
  10. Web site: Sister Janet Eisner to step down as Emmanuel College president in 2022 . 2022-09-27 . www.thebostonpilot.com . en . 2021-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027125451/https://thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=190805 . live .
  11. Web site: 2020-02-12 . "Second Founder" of Emmanuel College Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur . 2022-09-27 . en-US . 2022-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927050621/https://www.sndden.org/second-founder-of-emmanuel-college/ . live .
  12. Book: Frederick, Antoinette . Northeastern University: Coming of Age: The Ryder Years, 1975-1989 . Beckwith Bookworks . 1995 . 334.
  13. Web site: Honorary Degrees Awarded by Boston College, 1955-2006 . September 27, 2022 . October 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006203139/https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/publications/factbook/pdf/06_07/06-07_honorary_deg.pdf . live .
  14. Web site: 2013 Honorary Degree Citation . 2022-09-27 . College of the Holy Cross . en . 2022-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927050621/https://www.holycross.edu/commencement/commencement-archives/commencement-2013/2013-honorary-degree-citation . live .
  15. Web site: 2017 Cheverus Award Recipients Archdiocese of Boston . 2022-09-27 . www.bostoncatholic.org . 2022-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927050622/https://www.bostoncatholic.org/CheverusAwards/2017-cheverus-award-recipients . live .
  16. Web site: 32nd Annual Celebration . 2022-09-27 . www.csfboston.org . en.
  17. Web site: Catholic Schools Foundation to honor Catholic school teachers for COVID leadership . 2022-09-27 . www.thebostonpilot.com . en . 2021-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210731210700/https://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.asp?ID=189502 . live .

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