We have not consistently connected the core values of the liberal arts education and the demands of inclusion. The challenge before is: How can we use our deepest, richest resource—our liberal arts curriculum—to support becoming more inclusive institutions? by Dr. Mary Hinton, President, College of Saint Benedict Last year, I had the privilege of standing […]
Mary Hinton
President, College of Saint Benedict
Hinton has held a variety of administrative positions at many Catholic colleges throughout her career, including associate vice president of academic affairs and diversity officer at Misericordia College in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Just prior to her selection as president of the College of Saint Benedict, Hinton was the vice president of academic affairs at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York where she demonstrated leadership in academic affairs, enrollment management, planning assessment, institutional research, and student affairs. As CSB’s 15th president, Dr. Mary Hinton will lead CSB into its second century as a nationally celebrated Benedictine women’s college.
Fueled by her interest in combining a spiritual outlook with an energetic liberal arts education, Dr. Mary Dana Hinton pursued and gained professional experience on Catholic college campuses. She has personal experience with the benefits of a women’s Catholic collegiate education. From her high school days at St. Mary’s in Raleigh, North Carolina to her college education at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts where she earned a B.A. in psychology. Hinton pursued a Master’s of Arts degree in clinical child psychology at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. Later she earned a Ph. D. in religion and religious education with high honors from Fordham University.
