President Linda L. M. Bennett
Dr. Linda L. M. Bennett earned undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees
from the University of Cincinnati.
Her husband is Dr. Stephen E. Bennett, a political scientist and scholar.
While provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at USI, she led initiatives focused on:
- enrollment and retention management
- outreach and engagement
- faculty development
- retention of intellectual capital
- accreditation renewal
- long-range planning
In 1999 at Appalachian State University, Dr. Bennett became dean of the College of Arts and Science. The college had 16 departments, the Center for Appalachian Studies, and the Appalachian Cultural Museum with a $21 million budget.
She served as chair of the Department of Political Science at Northern Kentucky University for three years prior to moving to Appalachian State University.
Dr. Bennett began her career as visiting assistant professor at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, in 1983. Over a 13-year period, she rose to full professor and chair of the Political Science Department.
She has presented conference papers on topics in political science at national and international conferences.
She has published articles in periodicals including Academic Leader, Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Political Research Quarterly, and others.
Locally, she chairs the Board of Directors’ Development Committee for Southwest Indiana Network for Education.
Dr. Bennett is on the Board of Directors for Holly’s House, an organization that provides services to victims of abuse.
She is a member of the Southwest Indiana Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
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