Nancy Coleman (educator)

Coleman was Vice President of Academic Services at Keypath Education, an online program management provider from 2014 to 2016.^[1][4][2] For ten years, she was the Vice President of New Business Development with Advanced Management Services.^[2]

After serving as assistant director for three years, Coleman was promoted to Director of Distance Education at Boston University in 2008 and stayed in that position until 2014.^[1][4][2][3] Here, she oversaw all online degrees and courses.^[3] During her tenure at Boston University, the department she led earned several national distance learning awards including Sloan-C Excellence in Institution Wide Online Learning and multiple United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) teaching and curriculum awards.^[2]

She then went on to become the Associate Provost and founding Director of Strategic Growth Initiatives at Wellesley College in 2016.^{[1][4][5][2][3]} There, she created and led Wellesley Extended which provided summer programs, online learning, and professional education.^[1][4][3]

On July 13, 2020, Coleman became the 7th dean of the Harvard Division of Continuing Education.^[1][2][3] She is the first woman to lead this institution.^[5] She has previously worked in both small and large institutions, the corporate world, start-ups, and has taught both online and in the classroom.^[4][5] Coleman is a certified Project Management Professional.^[2]

Coleman is the founder of the Contemporary Women’s Leadership Institute, a global program for undergraduate women.^[4]

In 2020 and 2021, Coleman was president of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.^[1][4][5][2]