Marylouise Fennell, RSM
Dr. Marylouise Fennell is senior counsel for the Washington, D.C.-based Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), for which she also coordinates the New Presidents Program. She served as president of Carlow University, and her background includes both teaching and administrative positions at Saint Joseph College (CT), the University of Hartford and Boston University.
Dr. Fennell holds a Bachelor of Arts from Diocesan Sisters College, a Master of Education and the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from the University of Hartford, and a doctoral degree from Boston University. She has also published widely. An internationally recognized management consultant, she has worked in more than 20 countries, including a post as chief consultant for the Association for Private Universities of Central America (APRICA). Her awards include more than 40 honorary doctoral degrees, and she is presently a member and/or chair of three college boards of directors. In addition, Dr. Fennell serves as executive director of the Inter-American Consortium, a partnership of six American and 11 foreign higher educational institutions.
Dr. Fennell also serves as a consultant to college and university presidents and boards and has written widely on higher education.
