Bowdoin College appoints first woman president [Video]

BRUNSWICK, Maine — Bowdoin College announced Thursday its Board of Trustees has unanimously elected a new president.

Safa Zaki will serve as the college’s 16th president and first woman president, a news release from Bowdoin College said.

The college said Thursday that Zaki’s appointment follows a national search for a new president.

“Safa’s character, exemplary scholarship, and teaching, dedication to students, and deep experience as an administrator and colleague to faculty and staff make her the perfect leader for Bowdoin,” Rose said in the release. “Bowdoin is an extraordinary college and community, and I am thrilled that Safa will be our next president.”

Zaki was born in Egypt and grew up in a number of countries, including Syria, Jordan, Tanzania, and Trinidad and Tobago, the release said.

She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from American University in Cairo, and a master’s …