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Jacqueline Liebergott

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American academic administrator

Jacqueline Weis Liebergott is an American retired academic who served as the first female president of Emerson College from 1992 to 2011.

Biography

A graduate of the University of Maryland, Liebergott earned her master's and doctoral degrees in speech-language pathology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Liebergott began her career at Emerson College as a professor in the division of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She progressed up the ranks to graduate dean, academic dean, vice president and interim president before being elected president in 1993. Liebergott signed the Amethyst initiative, agreeing to lower the drinking age to 18. On December 2, 2009, Liebergott announced to the Emerson community her retirement, effective June 30, 2011.

References

  1. "After revamping Boston's Combat Zone, Newton resident retires from Emerson College helm". Wicked Local.
  2. "Past Presidents, Leadership at Emerson, Emerson College". emerson.edu.
  3. "Amethyst Initiative » Signatories". Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  4. "Emerson in the News - Emerson College". Retrieved 22 January 2017.

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Academic offices
Preceded byJohn Zacharis President of Emerson College
1993–2011 		Succeeded byM. Lee Pelton


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