Dr. Renée T. White is the Former Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of The New School and a Professor of Sociology at The New School for Social Research. With nearly 30 years of experience working in higher education, Dr. White came to The New School from Wheaton College in Massachusetts, where she had served as Provost and Professor of Sociology. Dr. White served as a professor of sociology and Black studies and the academic coordinator for Diversity and Global Citizenship at Fairfield University. She holds an AB from Brown University and an MA and PhD from Yale University.