Sister Janet Eisner, SND, President of Emmanuel College

Sister Janet Eisner, SND is President of Emmanuel College in Boston, having served in this position since 1979. She is a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur.

Sister Janet Eisner is a graduate of Emmanuel College and holds a Master of Arts degree from Boston College and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Michigan. Prior to her appointment as President, Sister Janet served at Emmanuel College as a faculty member, chair of the English department and director of admissions.

Under Sister Janet Eisner's leadership for the past two decades, Emmanuel College has experienced a time of exceptional innovation, achievement and growth. Sister Janet provided the founding vision for the Colleges of the Fenway collaboration; she brought Merck Research Laboratories to Emmanuel's campus; and in 2000 she established Emmanuel as a leading coeducational college. Emmanuel today is providing an outstanding liberal arts and sciences education to record numbers of students thanks to Sister Janet Eisner's vision.

President Eisner contributes actively to the greater Boston community. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of MASCO (the Medical Academic and Scientific Community Organization, Inc.) and the Colleges of the Fenway, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross. She also serves on the Strategic Planning Committee for the Archdiocese of Boston's Catholic schools initiatives.

During her career, Sister Janet has influenced educational and public policy in Massachusetts and nationally. She has served on several national commissions for the American Council on Education, the Association of Governing Boards and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and on the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education. She has also chaired the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts.

Boston College and Northeastern University have recognized Sister Janet's accomplishments with honorary degrees and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce has honored her with a Pinnacle Award for Excellence in Arts and Education.

Office of the President
400 The Fenway
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
617-735-9825
pres@emmanuel.edu