Marcheta P. Evans
woman of color college president
Marcheta P. Evans (born July 10, 1959) is an American professor, counselor, and academic administrator who has served as president of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, since 2024. Evans is the first African American and the 12th woman to serve as president of St. Catherine University, one of the largest women's universities in the nation.
Previously, Evans served as the 17th President of Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, New Jersey, from 2019 until the college's merger with Montclair State University in 2023. The college was renamed Bloomfield College of Montclair State University. Evans was the first woman and first African American to hold the position of Bloomfield College president. During her tenure, she was the only woman of color to actively serve as president of a four-year institution of higher education in New Jersey.
Prior to Bloomfield College, she was the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.
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