Nancy Cantor

Nancy Cantor
Nancy Cantor in 2006
14th President of Hunter College
Assumed office
August 12, 2024
Preceded byAnn Kirschner
2nd Chancellor of
Rutgers University–Newark
In office
2014–2024
Preceded bySteven Diner
11th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University
In office
August 1, 2004 – December 31, 2013
Preceded byKenneth Shaw
Succeeded byKent Syverud
7th Chancellor of the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
In office
2001–2004
Preceded byMichael Aiken
Succeeded byRichard Herman
Personal details
Born (1952-02-04) February 4, 1952
Alma materSarah Lawrence College
Stanford University
ProfessionProfessor, University administrator
Websitewww.newark.rutgers.edu/nancy-cantor
Academic background
ThesisPrototypicality and personality judgments (1978)
Doctoral advisorWalter Mischel
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Institutions

Nancy Ellen Cantor (born February 4, 1952) is an American academic administrator who has been serving as the 14th president of Hunter College in New York City since August 2024.

She previously served as the 2nd chancellor of Rutgers University–Newark from 2014 to 2024, as the 11th chancellor at Syracuse University from 2003 to 2014, and as the 11th chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2001 to 2004.