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passion that will sustain them throughout their personal and professional lives.”

She added that the university’s mission aligns “perfectly with my professional passions and my own core values.”

“I see so many opportunities to support all of our faculty, staff and students, and to enhance the strong community engagement and collaboration that already exists,” she said.

At The University of Texas at San Antonio, DelliCarpini has served as dean of the College of Education and Human Development since 2016. As dean, she grew the fulltime faculty complement; oversaw the development of new degree programs, including a doctoral program in school psychology; and led the launch of the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Prior to The University of Texas San Antonio, she served as professor and dean of the College of Education at Morehead State University in Kentucky.

DelliCarpini earned her bachelor’s degree in linguistics, master’s degree in TESOL, and doctorate in linguistics from Stony Brook University in New York.

Penn State Abington has more than 3,700 students, 320 faculty and 22 bachelor’s degree programs. It is one of Penn State’s most diverse campuses, according to the university, with 50% of students identifying as being from underrepresented groups, more than 40% as first-generation college students, and 25% as adult learners.