Elliot Hirshman

Stevenson welcomed its seventh president, Elliot Hirshman, Ph.D., on July 3, 2017. Dr. Hirshman has more than 35 years of experience in higher education, and he previously served as president of San Diego State University (SDSU) before becoming president of Stevenson University. Prior to Dr. Hirshman’s appointment at SDSU, he served as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He also served as Chief Research Officer at the George Washington University and chaired the Department of Psychology there and at the University of Colorado at Denver. He began his academic career, rising to the rank of full professor, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

During his time at Stevenson, Dr. Hirshman has worked with colleagues to develop Stevenson’s campus, expanding indoor and outdoor spaces for student life and recreation; adding new academic facilities; and developing the university’s 117-acre East campus. In addition, he has worked to create more career-focused academic programs and exceptional opportunities for students’ professional development, including the university’s B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Professional Minors programs, and Stevenson’s first doctoral program, the Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology.