Julie Wollman is an American academic administrator. She was the 10th president of Widener University. Wollman took office in January 2016.[1] She was previously the president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
A Philadelphia native, Wollman spent her childhood in Montgomery County.[2] She is a graduate of Harvard University, where she majored in English and American literature and language and minored in French.[3] She earned her master of science in education from the University of Pennsylvania, and she earned her doctor of philosophy in education from New York University.[4] Wollman is also a graduate of the Institute for Educational Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[5]
Prior to joining Widener University, Wollman served as president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.[6] While there, Wollman increased enrollment[7] and diversity[8] of the student body. She established Porreco College, a partnership between the university and business community to improve workforce readiness.[9]
Before becoming president of Edinboro, Wollman was vice president for academic affairs[10] at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts. She held previous positions as vice president for academic affairs[11] at Worcester State University and dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development[12] at Rhode Island College.
Wollman serves on the board of the Riverfront Alliance of Delaware County,[13] an economic development organization where she is a member of the executive committee. She also serves on the board of directors of new American Colleges and Universities, the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the NCAA, and the American Association of University Administrators.[14] Wollman led a committee of the American Association of University Administrators to develop a statement on ethical principles in higher education leadership.[15]
Wollman is married to Dan L. King,[16] executive director of the American Association of University Administrators.[17] They live in Wallingford, Pennsylvania.[18]