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Susan C. Aldridge is an American academic administrator, currently serving as president of Thomas Jefferson University.[1] She was previously president of Drexel University Online. She was the president of University of Maryland University College, vice chancellor of the global campus at Troy University, and a professor of management, organizational behavior, and policy analysis at the National University of Singapore.
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Susan C. Aldridge | |
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| 2nd President of Thomas Jefferson University | |
| Assumed office July 19, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Tykocinski |
| President of Drexel University Online | |
| In office October 15, 2013 – July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Hartman |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| 5th President of University of Maryland University College | |
| In office February 1, 2006 – March 31, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Heeger |
| Succeeded by | Javier Miyares |
| Personal details | |
| Residence(s) | Towson, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Colorado Women's College (BA) University of Colorado Denver (MPA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Academic administrator |
| Website | drsusanaldridge |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | The Medicare prospective payment theory as applied to the management of patient care outcomes (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Gage |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | |
Aldridge completed a B.A. in Sociology/Psychology at Colorado Women's College in 1977. She attended the University of Colorado Denver where she obtained an M.P.A. in 1987 and then a Ph.D. in public administration, graduating in 1991.[2] During this period she worked for the Denver Regional Council of Governments, initially as a planner and then as a division director.[3]
From 1991 to 1994 she was a professor of management, organizational behavior, and policy analysis at the National University of Singapore where she conducted research on health and aging policy.[4] In 1995, she was appointed director of the Western Region at Troy University and promoted to vice chancellor of the global campus in 2001.[3][4]
She was appointed president of University of Maryland University College in 2006.[2] Aldridge was placed on administrative leave and resigned in 2012 after state auditors found that the university might have overpaid $3.3 million to a marketing contractor.[5][6] The same audit found that "over several fiscal years, the university had $415,000 in questionable payments to employees."[5]
Aldridge later became a Senior Fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.[7] In 2013 she joined Drexel University as senior vice president for online learning and president of Drexel University Online.[8]
She is a trustee of Thomas Jefferson University. In the summer of 2023, she became its interim president.[9] In May 2024, she was named president.[10]
In 2007, Aldridge travelled to Chile and Brazil as part of a special delegation to promote U.S. higher education, lead by former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.[11] She served as both chair of the 2006 US-China Forum on Distance Education,[3] as well as co-chair of the 2005 Department of Defense Task Force on Distance Learning Standards.[3]
Aldridge was an elected board member of the International Academy of Business Disciplines,[3] and a member of the NASULGC-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning.[12] In 2008, she was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Air University Board of Visitors,[13] and later in 2015, to the Marine Corps University Board of Visitors.[14]
In 2010, Aldridge was a recipient of the Women in Technology Global Impact Award.[15] The Daily Record named her among Maryland's Top 100 Women in 2008,[16] and the Most Influential Marylanders in 2009,[17] and The Washingtonian recognized her as one of Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women in both 2009[18] and 2011.[19] In 2013, she was elected to the United States Distance Learning Association Hall of Fame.[20]
- Wired for Success: Real-world Solutions for Transforming Higher Education. (2014, American Association of State Colleges and Universities) ISBN 0880442506
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