'''Kathleen McCartney''' (born 1956) is an American academic administrator, who served as the 11th president of [[Smith College]]. She took office as Smith's president on OctoberJune 192013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smith.edu/docs/president/McCartney-bio-inbrief-R2.pdf |title=Kathleen McCartney 11th President of Smith College |work=Smith College}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://nebhe.org/newslink/harvard-expert-to-follow-christ-at-smith-banker-to-head-mccormack/ |title=Harvard Expert to Follow Christ at Smith, Banker to Head McCormack |date=January 11, 2013 |first=John O. |last=Harney |work=[[New England Board of Higher Education]]}}</ref> Smith College, located in [[Northampton, Massachusetts]], is a liberal arts college and one of the [[Seven Sisters (colleges)|Seven Sisters colleges]].<ref name = "boston globe profile">{{cite web |first=Sarah N. |last=Mattero |url=http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/12/10/smith-college-names-kathleen-mccartney-president/4PmDarqfnSWUmmIxk5WM9O/story.html |title=Smith College names Kathleen McCartney as 11th president |publisher=Boston Globe |date=December 10, 2012 |accessdate=2013-10-18 |archive-date=2013-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016035343/http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/12/10/smith-college-names-kathleen-mccartney-president/4PmDarqfnSWUmmIxk5WM9O/story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2023, McCartney announced that she plans to retire at end of June 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smith.edu/about-smith/president-kathleen-mccartney/president-stepping-down |title=Smith College President Kathleen McCartney has announced that she will step down in June 2023, after 10 years of service. |date=February 25, 2022 |work=Smith College}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smith.edu/news/2023-how-are-we-ever-going-to-leave-this-place |title=‘How Are We Ever Going to Leave This Place?’ |date=June 5, 2023 |first= John |last=MacMillan |work=Smith College}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
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