Sylvia Torti
Sylvia Torti | |
|---|---|
| 7th President of the College of the Atlantic | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Darron Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Earlham College (BA) University of Utah (PhD) |
Sylvia D. Torti is an American writer, ecologist, and academic administrator who is the president of the College of the Atlantic. She was dean of the honors college at the University of Utah from 2012 to 2023.
Life
Torti was born and raised in Ohio.[1] Her father is Argentine and she speaks English, Spanish, and Danish.[2] She earned a B.A. from Earlham College in 1992.[3] Torti completed a Ph.D. in biology at the University of Utah in 1998,[3] which focused on monodominance of tropical trees in Panama, Trinidad, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[4]
After graduation, Torti was the University of Utah's Bonderman Field Station director before she became the Honors College Dean.[5]
Torti was dean of the University of Utah Honors College from 2012 to 2023.[6] In April 2024, Torti was named the incoming president of the College of the Atlantic. She succeed Darron Collins as the seventh president on July 1.[7]
Torti has published various works throughout her career as a writer, including her 2017 novel, Cages. [8]
Books
Slyvia Torti has published numerous books as a writer. The Scorpions Tail written in 2005 won the Miguel Mármol Prize, which is awarded to a Latinx writer with the best fictional debut in writing. [9]
References
- ^ "Sylvia D. Torti – Story in Literary Fiction". www.storyinliteraryfiction.com. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Dean Sylvia Torti: Resident Renaissance Woman - Honors College". www.honors.utah.edu. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ a b Torti, Sylvia. "CV". University of Utah.
- ^ "SYLVIA TORTI - Sylvia Torti". sylviatorti.com. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ^ Trotter, Bill (2024-04-09). "Bar Harbor's College of the Atlantic names new president". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ^ "Presidential Announcement". www.coa.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "Dr. Sylvia Torti named seventh president of COA". www.coa.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
- ^ "COA names new president - Island Institute". www.islandinstitute.org. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ^ "The Scorpions Tail". Northwestern University Press. Retrieved 2025-09-21.