Elsa Núñez (academic)
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Elsa M. Núñez is an American academic administrator who served as the sixth president of Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) from 2006 to 2024.[1] Connecticut Public described her as the first Latina president of a university in New England.[2][3][4]
Núñez earned a bachelor's degree from Montclair State College (1970), a master's degree in English from Fairleigh Dickinson University (1973), and a doctorate in linguistics from Rutgers University (1979).
Academic and administrative career
Before joining ECSU, Núñez held senior leadership roles in higher education, including administrative positions within the City University of New York and the University of Maine System. In 2023, Harvard Graduate School of Education named Núñez a President-in-Residence for the 2023–24 academic year.[5]