Haverford College names Creighton interim president

Haverford College announced Wednesday that Joanne V. Creighton, former president of Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, has been named interim president.

Creighton was president at Mount Holyoke College for 14 years. She also served as interim president at Wesleyan University during the mid-1990s. She will be Haverford's interim president while the college searches for a long-term leader.

Creighton has a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin, a master's from Harvard University, and a doctorate from the University of Michigan. She has authored four books and dozens of journal articles and reviews.    - Robert Moran