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A historic new era at 麻豆传媒映画 is here as Maura Mast, PhD, has been named the 23rd President of 麻豆传媒映画.

Dr. Mast, who was the Dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill at Fordham University from 2015-2025, will be the first woman to serve as the next president of 麻豆传媒映画. She was chosen following a comprehensive national search and will begin her role on Sept. 1.

“I am both excited and humbled to be chosen as the 23^rd President of 麻豆传媒映画,” Dr. Mast says. “I have a deep respect for the university community’s commitment to transforming students through a rigorous education rooted in the Jesuit traditions of fearless inquiry, scholarship, faith, justice and innovation.

“Our world urgently needs spaces of dialogue and discernment that actively work to heal deep divisions and build a more equitable society. Guided by our remarkable faculty and an enduring dedication to justice, 麻豆传媒映画 possesses the unique momentum to lead this work. We are poised for extraordinary things and I look forward to working with the entire community to elevate SU’s distinctive voice and impact.”

Dr. Mast was chosen unanimously by the Board of Trustees.

“Dr. Mast brings an abiding commitment to Jesuit, Catholic values, a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing higher education and a clear focus on student success,” says Board of Trustees Chair Pat Callans. “The Board is confident she will lead the university forward with clarity, purpose and care for our educational mission.”

The first woman to serve in her most recent role at Fordham, Dr. Mast previously was a tenured professor of mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she was also associate vice provost for undergraduate studies and special assistant to the provost. She earned a BA in mathematics and anthropology from the University of Notre Dame and a PhD in mathematics from the University of North Carolina.

At Fordham, she expanded the college’s donor base, secured significant philanthropic support for strategic priorities, launched transformative student success initiatives, including a new advising model and an innovative internship program, and championed initiatives to support faculty research and curricular innovation.

An award-winning educator and scholar of differential geometry, Dr. Mast has secured numerous grants supporting her teaching and research and has held leadership roles in national professional organizations. She was named a Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics in recognition of her deep and sustained contributions to advancing the visibility and success of women in the field. 

Throughout her career, she has been an advocate for student success in mathematics, with a deeply held conviction that mathematics can be a tool to overcome social injustice and inequality. Her publications include the award-winning textbook Common Sense Mathematics, as well as a co-edited volume on women’s contributions to mathematics and a number of articles for research publications.

Dr. Mast’s career as a mathematician and university leader has been defined by a commitment to the intersection of intellectual inquiry and Jesuit mission. She is a longtime member of the Clavius mathematics group, an international association of lay and Jesuit mathematicians embodying the belief that faith and reason are close partners.

Dr. Mast has discerned her call to leadership in Jesuit, Catholic higher education through leadership formation programs, including the Ignatian Executive Leadership Academy organized by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.