Hilary Link

Hilary L. Link is an American educator who started as president of Drew University on July 1, 2023. Her prior position was as the president of Allegheny College, the first woman to hold this position since the college was established in 1815.

Education and career
Link has a B.A. from Stanford University. She earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University.

Career
Following her Ph.D., Link taught at New York University. She later was the vice provost at Barnard College. From December 2013 until 2019 she served as dean of Temple University in Rome.

Link was president of Allegheny College from July 2019 to September 2022, making her the college’s first female president. While at Allegheny College, Link was one of several people who added letters to a time capsule that will be opened in 2071.

In February 2023, an announcement was made that Link would become the next president of Drew University.

Honors and awards
Link was the 2021 recipient of the Pittsburgh Professional Women's Influential Leader Award

Personal life
Link has three children.