biographical sketch of deputy commissioneer and
     chief academic officer, nancy carriuolo

Nancy Carriuolo was promoted to Deputy Commissioner and Chief Academic Officer in 2006 after having served as the Associate Commissioner for Academic and Student Affairs since 2000. She assists the Commissioner in planning and coordinating academic and student activities for higher education in Rhode Island, as well as assisting in managing the state’s higher education system and the Office of Higher Education.

Carriuolo has wide-ranging experience in higher education. She served as the director of the Office of School/College Relations at the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and, immediately prior to joining the Office of Higher Education, served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Haven, where she became a full tenured professor of English in 1987.

Carriuolo is the author of over 30 works that have appeared in publications such as The Chronicle of Higher Education and Education Week. While a U.S. Senator, Paul Simon read one such essay into the Congressional Record. At the invitation of John Gardner, Carriuolo wrote a monograph on PK-16 partnership for the Freshman-Year Experience series. Carriuolo has worked with a number of regional, national, and international higher education and business organizations as a consultant, is affiliated with several professional associations, and is a past president of the National Association of Developmental Education. She is the founding state coordinator of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Council on Education's network of women leaders in higher education. Carriuolo currently sits on the board of the Journal of Developmental Education and until recently served on the board of New England Dollars for Scholars.

In addition to holding a doctorate from SUNY at Buffalo, Carriuolo has also completed post doctorate studies at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study in organizational behavior and management, fundraising, and negotiation.

 

 

 

Last updated February 21, 2007