For the first time, a majority of Ivy League schools will soon be led by women. Starting on 1 July 2023, Claudine Gay will assume the role of president at Harvard University, Nemat “Minouche” Shafik at Columbia University and Sian Leah Beilock at Dartmouth College. They will join current female presidents at Brown University, Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania. While women make up about 60% of undergraduate as well as masters and doctoral students in the US, only about 32% of presidents of American colleges and universities are women.
