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Equity and Inclusion
Barrier Breakers: A Conversation with Jacquie Moloney and Marcie Williams
As the first women to serve as chancellors at UMass Lowell and UMass Amherst, Jacquie Moloney and Marcie Williams know what it’s like to break barriers. Join them on March 22 from 4-5:30 p.m. EDT for an engaging and inspiring conversation with two celebrated pioneers in higher education.
Part of the UMass Lowell Women's Leadership Conversations series, this free and virtual session will explore the experiences, insights and best practices needed to thrive as a leader in an ever-changing work environment.
Barrier Breakers: A Conversation with Jacquie Moloney and Marcie Williams will also discuss:
- Becoming a leader when very few women, especially women of color, were elevated to such positions
- How we can learn from history to understand ways to lead successfully in our own tumultuous times
- Top recommendations for leveraging challenging experiences to advance both your personal purpose and the causes you believe in
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Marcie Williams began her more than 50-year career in higher education as a faculty member before holding several leadership roles at two of the nation’s top land grant Research-1 universities, Michigan State University and UMass Amherst. She retired in 2019 after 14 years as a senior vice president for the UMass system.
Jacquie Moloney is a national leader in innovation in higher education. Appointed in 2015 as chancellor of UMass Lowell, she is the first woman to lead the university since its founding in 1894. In her 37 years with UMass Lowell, Moloney has served in a number of roles, including professor, researcher, dean and executive vice chancellor.