Joanne V. Creighton
Haverford's Interim President
A distinguished scholar of American literature, past president of a leading liberal arts college, and former interim president of a top tier university, Dr. Joanne V. Creighton is Haverford’s new Interim President. She will hold the office while the College searches for its 14th president, a process that will unfold over the coming year.
Academics
Books
The author of four books, Creighton has concentrated much of her scholarly work and teaching on William Faulkner, Margaret Drabble, and Joyce Carol Oates.
- Joyce Carol Oates: Novels of the Middle Years (1992)
- William Faulkner's Craft of Revision (1977)
- Joyce Carol Oates (1979)
- Margaret Drabble (1985)
Selected Articles & Reviews
Creighton is the author of numerous scholarly articles and reviews, and is a frequent commentator on contemporary literature and issues affecting higher education. A selection follows:
Reflecting on Joyce Carol Oates," On Wisconsin 110:2 (Summer, 2009), 34-41.
"'What Does it mean to be a woman?': The Daughter's Story in Oates’s Novels," studies in the
Novel 38:4 (Winter 2006), 440-456. (Co-authored with Kori A. Binette)- Joyce Carol Oates and Margaret Drabble examine the complex dynamics of female identity." I’ll Take You There by Joyce Carol Oates and The Seven Sisters by Margaret Drabble. The Chicago Tribune (Sunday, November 17, 2002).
- "Reading Margaret Drabble’s The Waterfall," Critical Essays on Margaret Drabble, ed. Ellen
Cronan Rose. Boston: G. K. Hall & Co., 1984; 106-118.
Meet the President
Honorary Degree Citation, May 23, 2010- Mt. Holyoke Faculty Resolution, May 5, 2010
- Emeritus Citation, May 6, 2010
- Interview with Nancy J. Vickers '65, Alumnae Quarterly, April 2010
- "Turning Women Into Scientists," The New York Times, March 28, 2011
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"Creighton and Renn '86 on Women's Education," Michigan State University Journal, November 29, 2010
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"President Honored with Naming of Creighton Hall," Mt. Holyoke, May 7, 2010
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"MHC to Celebrate The Creighton Effect May 6," Mt. Holyoke, April 21, 2010
- "Creighton Hailed by Her Alma Mater," Mt. Holyoke, April 15, 2010
- "MHC's Creighton Visits White House," Mt. Holyoke, March 9, 2010
- "Barrier Breakers: 15 Female College Presidents," Forbes, October 15, 2009
- "President Creighton: What's Next for Her?" Harvard Graduate School of Education, October 5, 2009