Reema Zeineldin
Professional biography
Dr. Reema Zeineldin is a higher education expert of 24 years who in 2025 published a book on “A practitioner’s guide to faculty affairs”, that is considered the first of its type, according to three peer reviewers. She is certified as a strategic planner in higher education, and is experienced in academic and faculty affairs and integrated institutional effectiveness across three institutions.
She conceptualized, recruited collaborators, and led the AGEP-MUS alliance of three state universities (AGEP-MUS = Alliances for Graduate Education and the professoriate – Massachusetts University System) to support success of minoritized faculty when she was the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Operations, Finances, and Institutional Effectiveness at Framingham State University, MA. The AGEP-MUS alliance comprised three state universities including Framingham, Bridgewater, and Worcester State Universities to establish a national model for transforming and institutionalizing change to support success of minoritized faculty. She secured funding of $3.25 million from NSF for the alliance. In addition, her regular responsibilities included academic and faculty affairs, institutional effectiveness, and executive responsibility for academic budgets and operations.
Prior to that, she served as an Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at Mercy University, NY, where she led strategic planning for Mercy’s 2025 strategic plan and collaborated with faculty and staff to strengthen the College’s infrastructure for faculty affairs, student academic support, and programs’ accreditation. Prior to joining Mercy University, she served as the founding and closing Dean for the School of Applied Sciences at Mount Ida College, MA where she engaged in various transformations within the institution. Her past faculty appointments include Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences University, and University of New Mexico.
Education
PhD in Biomedical Sciences – School of Medicine, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
MS in Pathology – College of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait
BS in Biochemistry with minor Computer Science – College of Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Leadership Education
HERS Institute at Wellesley College – A leadership-training institute for women in higher education. Wellesley College, MA
Certificate in Strategic Planning in Higher Education – Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
Certificate in Business Management – St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY
Personal
Reema Zeineldin is an immigrant Muslim and a descendant of the indigenous people of Palestine. She grew up among the Palestinian diaspora population in Kuwait where she finished her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. She moved to the USA where she obtained her PhD degree, then joined the faculty ranks and later transitioned into leadership positions in higher education.
Pronouns: she/her/hers/ella/هي
