Kristine Dillon

Kristine Dillon
President of Whittier College
Interim
Assumed office July 1, 2023
Preceded by	Sal Johnston (interim)
Personal details
Alma mater	Whittier College Claremont Graduate University

Kristine Elaine Dillon is an American academic administrator serving as the interim president of Whittier College since 2023. She was president of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education from 2002 to 2018.

Life

Dillon earned a B.A. in English from Whittier College in 1973.^[1] She completed a M.Ed. (1977) and Ph.D. (1980) in the economics of higher education from Claremont Graduate University.^[1][2] Her dissertation was titled, The Rising Costs of Higher Education, 1946-1977.^[3] Howard Bowen was her doctoral advisor.^[3]

Dillon was a senior leader in student affairs at the University of Southern California from 1985 to 1998.^[1][2] From 1998 to 2002, she served as dean of academic services and student affairs at Tufts University.^[1][2] She was president of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education from 2002 to 2018.^[1][2] In 2019, Dillion became a senior advisor of higher education practice at Huron Consulting Group.^[1][2] On July 1, 2023, she became interim president of Whittier College, succeeding interim president Sal Johnston.^[1][2] She had served on its board from 1994 to 2012 and as chair of its enrollment and student life committee from 2002 to 2012.^[1] She rejoined the board in 2023.^[1]

References

1. Kyaw, Arrman (2023-06-20). "Dr. Kristine Dillon Appointed Interim President of Whittier College". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
2. Merino, Christina (2023-06-14). "Whittier College announces new interim president amid declining revenue, enrollment challenges". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
3. Dillon, Kristine E. (1980). The Rising Costs of Higher Education, 1946-1977 (Ph.D. thesis). Whittier College. OCLC 5905042.