Esther Barazzone
Esther Barazzone is an American historian who was President of Chatham University from 1992 to 2016. Dr. Barazzone graduated from Columbia University with a M.A. and a Ph.D. in European Intellectual History. Dr. Barazzone graduated with a Bachelor's of Arts Degree in Philosophy and History from New College in Sarasota, Florida.
Esther Barazzone oversaw changes at Chatham University including the acquisition of university status in 1997 and the decision to admit in male undergraduate students in 2014. Under Barazzone's leadership, Chatham University also added graduate and doctoral programs, increased enrollment to more than 2,000 students, and increased its endowment to $84.7 million. In 2013, she was among the highest-paid private university presidents in the United States.
