Manhattanville College in Purchase, has named Louise Feroe, Ph.D., as its interim president.
Feroe, former acting president and interim provost at Manhattanville, took over as interim president July 1 after Manhattanville College”™s 13th president, Michael E. Geisler, Ph.D., retired.
Manhattanville is embarking on a new strategic plan focused on helping the college continue to evolve and adapt to the needs of the market while staying true to its roots and its mission to educate socially responsible leaders.
An experienced administrator, Feroe was formerly president of Mercy College and served as academic vice president for the Connecticut State Universities and acting chancellor for the former Connecticut State University System. She led higher education executive searches as a consultant before coming to Manhattanville.
One of Geisler”™s signature accomplishments was the creation of the school”™s Center for Design Thinking, which has helped to attract new students and is a nexus between Manhattanville”™s liberal arts tradition and a practical tool for problem solving. A small, liberal arts institution, Manhattanville is ranked as a No. 1 private, nonprofit institution among Top Performers of Social Mobility in Regional Universities North 2022 by “U.S. News and World Report.”
