Special Assistant to the President for Mission Effectiveness
Department
President's Office
Mailing Address
235 Wellesley Street
Weston, MA 02493
About
About
Mary Lou Jackson has over twenty-five years of experience as a higher education administrator, working in various capacities in admissions, continuing education, academic administration, and institutions’ leadership councils. Her dissertation on women’s leadership at Catholic colleges and universities was presented at the National Association of Women in Catholic Higher Education and noted as groundbreaking research. Jackson serves on a number of boards and is an active member of The Council for Women of Boston College.
Research Experience
Research Associate, Catholic Higher Education: A Culture in Crisis, 2006.
Education
PhD, Higher Education Administration, Boston College Lynch School of Education
MEd, Higher Education Administration, Suffolk University
BA, Sociology, Colby College
Publications
“Leadership in Catholic Institutions,” Women in Higher Education Encyclopedia, 2002.
PhD Dissertation, Laywomen Academic leaders in Catholic Colleges and Universities: Giving Voice to Their Stewardship, 2002.
