Nancy Cantor
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Nancy Ellen Cantor (born February 4, 1952)[1] is an American academic administrator, the chancellor of Rutgers University-Newark, in Newark, New Jersey, and incoming President of Hunter College. A social psychologist, Cantor is recognized for her scholarly contributions to the understanding of how individuals perceive and think about their social worlds, pursue personal goals, and how they regulate their behavior to adapt to life's most challenging social environments. Previously, Cantor was the first woman chancellor at Syracuse University.[2] Prior to that she was the first woman chancellor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[3] Earlier, she had been provost at the University of Michigan.
Nancy Cantor | |
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2nd Chancellor of Rutgers University–Newark | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Preceded by | Steven Diner |
11th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University | |
In office 1 August 2004 – 31 December 2013 | |
Preceded by | Kenneth Shaw |
Succeeded by | Kent Syverud |
7th Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Preceded by | Michael Aiken |
Succeeded by | Richard Herman |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-02-04) February 4, 1952 (age 72) |
Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College Stanford University |
Profession | Professor, University administrator |
Website | www |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Prototypicality and personality judgments (1978) |
Doctoral advisor | Walter Mischel |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Psychology |
Institutions | |