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Maurie mcinnis

President
Stony Brook University

Maurie McInnis is the sixth President of Stony Brook University, one of America’s leading public universities and an internationally recognized research institution. As chief executive for Stony Brook, McInnis also oversees Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island’s premier academic medical center, encompassing five health sciences schools, four hospitals, and 200 community-based healthcare settings. She plays a key role in economic development on Long Island and in Stony Brook’s role as part of the management team of Brookhaven National Laboratory.

President McInnis most recently served as the executive vice president and provost for the University of Texas at Austin, a top public research university serving more than 50,000 students, where she acted as chief academic officer, led strategic planning for the university’s academic mission, and made significant advancements in equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives. Prior to that, she spent nearly 20 years at the University of Virginia in various academic and administrative appointments, including vice provost for academic affairs, associate dean for undergraduate academic programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, director of American studies, and professor of art history.

Her academic scholarship has focused on the cultural history of the American South. She has published extensively on American art history, including five books on the subject. She most recently published Educated in Tyranny: Slavery at Thomas Jefferson’s University (University of Virginia Press, 2019).

She earned her bachelor’s degree with highest distinction in art history from the University of Virginia, and received her master’s degree and PhD in art history from Yale University.