15 Facts About Carolyn Martin

Carolyn Arthur "Biddy" Martin was born on 1951 and is an American academic, author, and a former president of Amherst College, in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Carolyn Martin's was the ninth graduate of UW–Madison to serve as its chancellor, and the first alumna to hold that position.

Carolyn Martin's was the university's second female chancellor, after Donna Shalala, and the university's first openly lesbian chancellor.

Carolyn Martin's helped manage the institution's academic programs, executive budgets, capital budgets and operating plans.

Carolyn Martin worked on Cornell's academic faculty for 15 years prior to her appointment as provost.

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Carolyn Martin's graduated from Brookville High School in 1969, where she was valedictorian and set the school scoring record for girls' basketball.

Carolyn Martin's received her undergraduate degree from the College of William and Mary in 1973, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Carolyn Martin's earned an M A in German Literature from Middlebury College's program in Mainz, Germany and received her Ph.

Carolyn Martin's served as chair of the Department of German Studies from 1994 to 1997, and in 1997 was promoted to full Professor.

Carolyn Martin's served as Chancellor of UW-Madison from 2008 to 2011.

Carolyn Martin is the author of numerous articles and two books—one on a literary and cultural figure in the Freud circle, Lou Andreas-Salome, and the other on gender theory.

On September 13th, 2021, Carolyn Martin announced that she would be leaving Amherst College.

Carolyn Martin started a reading project for incoming students, recruiting more than 200 faculty volunteers to lead small-group discussions with new students.

Carolyn Martin spearheaded an effort to gain greater operating flexibility and increased autonomy for Wisconsin's flagship campus.

In 2010, Carolyn Martin initiated a series of public fora concerning what she described as a "new business model for UW–Madison".