Andrea Talentino

Andrea Kathryn Talentino (born January 5, 1968) is an American political scientist and academic administrator serving as the ninth president of Augustana College since 2022.

Life
Talentino was born on January 5, 1968, in Binghamton, New York. She completed a B.A. in political science at Yale College. She earned a M.A. (1994) and Ph.D. (1998) in political science at University of California, Los Angeles. Her 1998 dissertation was titled, Intervention After the Cold War: The Motivations and Goals of Contemporary Multilateral Intervention. Richard Rosecrance was her doctoral advisor. Talentino completed postdoctoral studies at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.

From 1999 to 2005, Talentino was an assistant professor in the department of political science at Tulane University. She joined Drew University in 2008 as the chair of the political science department. She became the associate dean for curriculum and faculty development in 2011. From 2012 to 2017, Talentino was dean of the college of liberal arts at Norwich University, during which time she completed a M.B.A. with a concentration in organizational leadership. She joined Nazareth College in 2017 as its vice president for academic affairs. She was promoted to provost in 2020. On July 1, 2022, Talentino became the ninth president of Augustana College, succeeding Steve Bahls. She is its first female president.