Lisa MacFarlane
| Lisa MacFarlane | |
|---|---|
| Provost of the University of New Hampshire | |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Targett |
| 15th Principal of Phillips Exeter Academy | |
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Assumed office September 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Hassan |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University University of Michigan |
Lisa MacFarlane is an American educator and the current and 15th principal of Phillips Exeter Academy. Previously she served as the provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of New Hampshire, as well as a teacher of American literature at the university for 28 years.
MacFarlane has lived in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, England, the Philippines and Aruba. She attended Phillips Academy, Exeter's rival school. She then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in the English Language and Literature at Princeton University and graduated from the University of Michigan with a Master's and doctoral degree in American Cultures. She began at UNH as an assistant professor of English in 1987. While Provost at UNH, MacFarlane oversaw the opening of the Carsey School of Public Policy and the University of New Hampshire School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, along with helping the University of New Hampshire School of Law integrate with the University of New Hampshire.
On September 1, 2015, she replaced Thomas Hassan as principal of Phillips Exeter.
MacFarlane has overseen the school's response to sexual misconduct scandals.
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