William Gilligan
William (Bill) Gilligan is an American academic and administrator who served as interim president of Emerson College from 2021 to 2023.[1] Prior to this role, he was the vice president for information technology at Emerson, retiring from that position in 2020.[2]
Biography
[edit]Gilligan holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Boston College, a Master of Science in teaching from the University of New Hampshire, and a Doctor of Education in mathematics from Boston University.[3]
Gilligan joined Emerson College in 1984 as an assistant professor.[4] He served as treasurer of the ECC-AAUP union chapter from 1985 to 1987, chaired the Faculty Assembly from 1992 to 1994, and was a long-standing member of the Faculty Council.[4] He also acted as the Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA during the periods of 1991–1994 and 2005–2007.[3] In 1999, he was appointed as one of the college’s twelve vice presidents and led the IT department until 2021 when Brian Basgen succeeded him.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Allen, Bailey; Pray, Adri (April 27, 2023). "Gilligan says goodbye: an interim president's permanent farewell to Emerson". The Berkeley Beacon.
- ^ McKenna, Charlie (October 8, 2020). "Three vice presidents to retire before 2021". The Berkeley Beacon.
- ^ a b "Past Presidents, Leadership at Emerson, Emerson College". emerson.edu.
- ^ a b c Fonseca, Camilo; Gerber, Dana (May 21, 2021). "William Gilligan, former IT head, tapped as interim President". The Berkeley Beacon.