IU President Pamela Whitten
Pamela Whitten became the 19th president of Indiana University on July 1, 2021.
She is the first woman to serve as president of IU in the university’s more than 200-year history.
An accomplished educator and researcher, she has held a variety of leadership roles, beginning at Michigan State University where she served as a dean for five years, and most recently as president of Kennesaw State University.
President Whitten holds a Ph.D. in communication studies from the University of Kansas, a Master of Arts in communication from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Science in management from Tulane University. She is an internationally recognized expert in the field of telemedicine. As part of her work in higher education, she additionally held leadership roles at the University of Georgia and the University of Kansas Medical Center.