Jo Ellen Parker named new head of Carnegie Museums

From Bryn Mawr Alum News:

Jo Ellen Parker has been named the 10th president of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.  Parker is the first woman to serve as president  and chief executive officer of the museums in their history.  She will officially  suceed David Hillenbrand on on August 18th.

Parker has been the president of Sweet Briar College since 2009, and has also served as the executive director of the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education, and president of the Great Lakes Colleges Association.  She

Parker earned her Ph.D. in English literature at the University of Pennsylvania.  She taught and was a dean at Bryn Mawr from 1984-1996.

Read more about the selection process and Parker’s plans for the future at the following sites:

Bryn Mawr Alum News

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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