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Elissa Tenny (born 1953) is an American academic and educator and the fifteenth President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). She is also the first woman to hold the title of President at SAIC in its 158-year history.
Elissa Tenny is the 15th and first woman president of SAIC, a distinguished art and design school in Chicago. She has led the institution since 2016, overseeing its academic programs, fundraising, research, and diversity initiatives.
Elissa Tenny is the 15th executive and first woman to lead the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in its 150-year history. She became President in July 2016, assuming broad responsibility for overseeing the School’s world-renowned academic programs, strategic direction, and operations across all facets of the institution.
Mar 21, 2023 · After seven years of transformative leadership, Elissa Tenny today announced that she will retire as president of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) at the end of the 2023–24 academic year.
Mar 21, 2023 · CHICAGO, March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After seven years of transformative leadership, Elissa Tenny today announced that she will retire as president of the School of the Art Institute of...
President Elissa Tenny. Dear School Community, Founded by 35 artists 157 years ago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago has long been a home for generations of artists, designers, and scholars of critical insight and compassionate engagement. Since 2010, it has also been a home for me.
Mar 21, 2023 · Elissa Tenny, the first woman to lead School of the Art Institute of Chicago, announced she will step down after 45 years in higher education. She oversaw the school's endowment, diversity, accessibility and fundraising initiatives.
