Mary Papazian

Mary Arshagouni Papazian (born Mary Ellen Arshagouni; February 25, 1959) is the current president of San Jose State University.[1] She has had over 25 years of prior experience in academia,[2] having been the past president of Southern Connecticut State University and the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lehman College.

Mary Papazian
Papazian attends a San Jose State basketball game in 2017.
30th President of San Jose State University
Assumed office
July 1, 2016
Preceded bySusan Martin
11th President of Southern Connecticut State University
In office
December 8, 2011 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byStanley Battle
Succeeded byJoe Bertolino
Personal details
Born
Mary Ellen Arshagouni

(1959-02-25) February 25, 1959
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
EducationPh.D in English literature
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA, MA, PhD)

Early life and education

Papazian was born Mary Ellen Arshagouni in Santa Monica, California on February 25, 1959.[3][4] Raised in the San Fernando Valley,[5] she attended Ferrahian High School, an Armenian private school in Encino.[6]

Papazian has a B.A. (1981), M.A. (1983), and Ph.D. (1988) in English literature from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[7]

Career

Papazian started out as an assistant, associate and tenured professor of English at Oakland University.[8] After her teaching career, she continued her work in education. From 1999 to 2004, she was associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oakland University in Michigan and was also executive director of the department of music, theater, and dance at Oakland from 2003 to 2004. She then served as dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Montclair State University in New Jersey from 2004 to 2007. Papazian was provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Lehman College, City University of New York from 2007 to 2011.[8]

From December 8, 2011[9] to June 30, 2016,[10] Papazian was president of Southern Connecticut State University.

On January 27, 2016, the California State University Board of Trustees named Papazian the 30th[5] president of San Jose State University, beginning July 1.[11]

Research and academic interests

Papazian's dissertation at UCLA was titled John Donne's "Devotions upon Emergent Occasions": A Puritan Reading.[4] She has edited two books, John Donne and the Protestant Reformation[12] and Sacred and Profane in English Renaissance Literature[13] as well as numerous articles on Donne.

Works
  • John Donne and the Protestant Reformation (Wayne State UP, 2003), editor
  • Sacred and Profane in English Renaissance Literature (U of Delaware P, 2008), editor

Personal life

She married Dennis Papazian in 1991; they have two children.[3]

References
  1. "San Jose State Appoints New President". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. "Mary Papazian Appointed San Jose State University President | Asbarez.com". asbarez.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  3. "Mary Arshagouni Papazian". The Complete Marquis Who's Who Biographies. February 5, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  4. "John Donne's "Devotions upon emergent occasions": A Puritan reading / by Mary Ellen Arshagouni". UCLA Library. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  5. Papazian, Mary A. (August 25, 2016). "2016 Fall Welcome Address" (PDF). San Jose State University. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  6. McLoughlin, Pamela (March 18, 2012). "New president of Southern Connecticut State University diving right in, all ears". New Haven Register. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  7. "Mary A. Papazian, Ph.D." (PDF). Baruch College. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  8. "Biography". San Jose State University Office of the President. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  9. Megan, Kathleen (December 8, 2011). "SCSU Welcomes Its New President". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  10. Thomas, Jacqueline Rabe (June 30, 2016). "Leadership changes at state's largest public college system". Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  11. "CSU Trustees Appoint Mary A. Papazian as President of SJSU". San Jose State University. January 27, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  12. "John Donne and the Protestant Reformation | Wayne State University Press". www.wsupress.wayne.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  13. "The Sacred and Profane in English Renaissance Literature, 2008 | Online Research Library: Questia". www.questia.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
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