Mary Dana Hinton becomes Hollins University's first African American president
2020
Hollins
On August 1, 2020 Mary Dana Hinton became the thirteenth president of Hollins University.
Mary Dana Hinton became the thirteenth president of Hollins University on August 1, 2020, the first African American president in the school's history. She followed Pareena Gupta Lawrence, who had become the twelfth president in 2017. Hollins was founded in 1842.