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Wayne Educator Named One Of N.J.'s Most Powerful Women
As president of William Paterson University, Kathleen Waldron oversees a growing faculty and more than 11,500 students.
WAYNE, N.J. - Kathleen Waldron, president of William Paterson University, was named one of the most powerful women in the state by NJBIZ magazine recently.
Waldron was one of 17 women name to the list. It is her sixth year at the helm of one of New Jersey's largest public universities. More than 11,500 attend the school.
NJBIZ had this to say about Waldron:
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"Under her leadership, the university has increased the number of full-time faculty, improved retention and graduation rates, revitalized student support, completed a strategic plan and developed several zone master facility plans to renovate and construct new facilities. While keeping education affordable with historically low increases in tuition, she has led strategic investment in student/faculty research, increased alumni relations and philanthropy and enhanced outside support for the institution."
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