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Lori S. White
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| 21st President of the DePauw University | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2020 |
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| Preceded by | D. Mark McCoy |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | College President |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Stanford University (PhD) |
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| Institutions | DePauw University Washington University in St. Louis Southern Methodist University Stanford University University of Southern California San Diego State University |
| Thesis | Hanging Black: Social and psychological factors influencing Black student participation in Black campus organizations at a historically White university (1995) |
| Doctoral advisor | Patricia J. Gumport |
Lori White is an American academic and administrator. White currently serves as the President of DePauw University, a liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana. She was previously the vice chancellor of student affairs at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the first woman and first person of color to serve as president of DePauw University, and the only person of color to serve as president of an Indiana university.
Early life and education
White has a bachelor's degree in English and psychology from University of California, Berkeley and her doctorate in education administration and policy analysis from Stanford University.
Career
White has held administrative and academic positions at Southern Methodist University, Stanford University, University of Southern California and San Diego State University. In 2015, she became vice chancellor of student affairs Washington University in St. Louis. In July 2020, she became the president of DePauw University.
Personal life
White's father was Joseph White and her sister is paleontologist Lisa White.
