Presidential Search

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Visionary entrepreneur and education leader to steward Olin College into the future

The Olin College of Engineering Board of Trustees has announced the unanimous appointment of R. May Lee as the third President of the College. Lee is a visionary leader whose career spans global higher education, corporate leadership and entrepreneurship. Her tenure will begin on August 18, 2025.

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Meet the Search Committee

After consultation with leadership, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and trustees, we are pleased to announce that the Search Committee has been finalized and includes the following members of the Olin community:

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Meet (some of) the Olin community: Our values and hopes for the future.

About the Search Firm 

For more than 60 years, Spencer Stuart has been a pioneering executive search firm dedicated to successful senior-level searches by bringing rigor, discipline, and professionalism to the practice. The firm, which has 70 offices in 31 countries, uses collaborative approaches to match the evolving leadership needs of clients—including higher education institutions—with highly qualified candidates.

Our Spencer Stuart liaisons are: 

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What's special about Olin College of Engineering? Watch to learn first-hand as current Olin students describe our community, culture, academics, project teams, student success, and much more.

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About Our Curriculum

Olin’s curriculum prepares graduates to engineer a better future for the world. Olin’s curriculum follows the liberal arts tradition that allows students to discover and try new things as they pursue their education.

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Learn about Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Olin College

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We believe Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHS) are absolutely central for engineering students, and offer insight, purpose, and direction to their educational experience.
Olin AHS courses help students think and understand more about others and themselves.

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