Lori White

For similar names, see Laura White.

Lori S. White
21st President of the DePauw University
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2020
Preceded by	D. Mark McCoy
Personal details
Nationality	American
Occupation	College President
Academic background
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) Stanford University (PhD)
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
Academic work
Discipline	Education
Institutions	DePauw University Washington University in St. Louis Southern Methodist University Stanford University University of Southern California San Diego State University

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.

External links

• Biography at DePauw University