Dorothy Leland

Dorothy Leland
Leland in 2011
3rd Chancellor of the University of California, Merced
In office
2011–2019
Preceded bySung-Mo Kang
Succeeded byJuan Sánchez Muñoz
19th President of Georgia College & State University
In office
2004–2011
Preceded byDavid G. Brown
Succeeded byStas Preczewski
Personal details
Alma materPurdue University, B.A., M.A., and PhD
Academic background
ThesisConsciousness, language, and world: Four essays on contemporary continental thought (1978)
Doctoral advisorCalvin Schrag
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
Institutions

Dorothy Leland, also known as Dorothy Leland Wilson, is an American academic administrator, university president and chancellor. She was the 19th president, and the second female president, of Georgia College & State University from 2004 until 2011. Leland was appointed as the third Chancellor for University of California, Merced, replacing Sung-Mo "Steve" Kang from May 18, 2011 until 2019. In 2019, she announced plans to retire.