Olin College of Engineering, a Needham, Mass.-based school known for its innovative and nontraditional curriculum, has named Gilda Barabino president, effective in July. She is currently dean of the Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York.
Barabino succeeds Richard K. Miller, Olin’s first president, in the role since 1999. A chemical and biomedical engineer, she was elected last year to the National Academy of Engineering and received a White House STEM mentoring award in 2018.