Janet L. Holmgren
Janet L. Holmgren | |
|---|---|
| 12th President of Mills College | |
| In office 1991–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Virginia Smith (acting president) |
| Succeeded by | Alecia A. DeCoudreaux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | United States |
| Residence(s) | Oakland, CA |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (Ph.D. Linguistics 1974), Oakland University (B.A. English 1968) |
| Profession | Linguist |
Janet L. Holmgren is the president of Patten University. Previously, she was the president of Mills College in Oakland, California from 1991 to 2011. She was previously vice provost at Princeton University from 1988 to 1991. Before that, she was an administrator and professor at the University of Maryland. She holds a B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Oakland University (Rochester, MI), 1968, a M.A. in Linguistics (1971) and a Ph.D. in Linguistics, Princeton University, 1974.