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[edit]

Talentino was born on January 5, 1968, in Binghamton, New York.^[1] She completed a B.A. in political science at Yale College.^[2] 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.^[1] Richard Rosecrance was her doctoral advisor.^[1] Talentino completed postdoctoral studies at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.^[2]

From 1999 to 2005, Talentino was an assistant professor in the department of political science at Tulane University.^[3] She joined Drew University in 2008 as the chair of the political science department.^[3] She became the associate dean for curriculum and faculty development in 2011.^[3] 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.^[2][3] She joined Nazareth College in 2017 as its vice president for academic affairs.^[2] She was promoted to provost in 2020.^[3] On July 1, 2022, Talentino became the ninth president of Augustana College, succeeding Steve Bahls.^[4] She is its first female president.^[2]

Selected works[edit]

• Talentino, Andrea Kathryn (2005). Military Intervention After the Cold War: The Evolution of Theory and Practice. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-89680-245-2.
• Chatziefstathiou, Dikaia; Talentino, Andrea Kathryn, eds. (2015). Sporting Boundaries, Sporting Events and Commodification. Inter-Disciplinary Press. ISBN 978-1-84888-388-8.

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