Matthew Derr

Matthew Derr
Derr in 2018
11th President Emeritus of
Sterling College
Assumed office
May 2012
Preceded byWill Wootton
Succeeded byLori Collins-Hall
Personal details
Born (1967-07-12) July 12, 1967
Flint, Michigan
Residence(s)Craftsbury Common, Vermont, U.S.
Alma materAntioch College, University of Michigan, New York University
ProfessionAcademic
Websitesterlingcollege.edu/about-sterling/our-president

Matthew Derr (born July 12, 1967) is an American educator. He presently serves as Deputy Publisher at Chelsea Green Publishing and as a board member of the company's legacy foundation. For nearly a decade, before being appointed President Emeritus in 2021, he led Sterling College. In December 2010, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education awarded Derr with the organization's Chief Executive Leadership Award and the Great Lakes Colleges Association recognized his efforts on behalf of liberal education with a visiting fellowship.