Joyce P. Jacobsen

Joyce P. Jacobsen
Born
Joyce Penelope Jacobsen

(1961-05-27) 27 May 1961
SpouseBill Boyd
Children2
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University (A.B.)
Stanford University (Ph.D.)
Doctoral advisorVictor Fuchs
Academic work
DisciplineSex segregation, migration, and the effects of labor force intermittency on women’s earnings
InstitutionsHobart and William Smith Colleges, Wesleyan University
Awards2007 Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching
2021 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award
Website

Joyce Penelope Jacobsen is a former President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Dr. Jacobsen was elected as the 29th President of Hobart College and the 18th President of William Smith College. Jacobsen is a scholar of economics, an award-winning teacher and an experienced administrator. She began her presidency on July 1, 2019. She is the first woman to serve as president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Jacobsen was the Andrews Professor of Economics at Wesleyan University, Middletown. She was also president of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) from 2016 to 2017. In 2021, she was awarded the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award for furthering the status of women in the economics profession.