Julie E. Wollman

Julie Wollman is an American academic administrator and professor. She was the 10th president of Widener University, where she served 2016-2022.^[1][2] She was previously the president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.^[3]

A Philadelphia native, Wollman spent her childhood in Montgomery County.^[4] She is a graduate of Harvard University, where she majored in English and American literature and language and minored in French.^[5] 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.^[6][7] Wollman is also a graduate of the Institute for Educational Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.^[8]

Prior to joining Widener University, Wollman served as president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.^[9] While there, Wollman increased enrollment^[10] and diversity^[11] of the student body. She established Porreco College, a partnership between the university and business community to improve workforce readiness.^[12]

Before becoming president of Edinboro, Wollman was vice president for academic affairs^[13] at Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts. She held previous positions as vice president for academic affairs^[14] at Worcester State University and dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development^[15] at Rhode Island College.

Wollman serves on the board of the Riverfront Alliance of Delaware County,^[16] 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.^[17] Wollman led a committee of the American Association of University Administrators to develop a statement on ethical principles in higher education leadership.^[18]

Wollman is married to Dan L. King,^[19] executive director of the American Association of University Administrators.^[20] They live in Wallingford, Pennsylvania.^[21]