Reema Zeineldin
Professional biography
Dr. Reema Zeineldin was the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Operations, Finances, and Institutional Effectiveness at Framingham State University, MA where in addition to engaging in faculty and academic affairs, operations, and budgets, she served as the lead Principal Investigator (lead PI) for an alliance of three state universities (Framingham, Bridgewater, and Worcester State Universities). She conceptualized the idea and recruited collaborators and evaluators for the alliance in 2020, and secured funding of $3 million in 2022 and a supplement of ~1/4th million in 2024. This Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate-Massachusetts University System (AGEP-MUS alliance) has been designing and implementing a systemic change plan to create a national model for transforming and institutionalizing change to support success of faculty of color (recruitment, hiring, promotion, and tenure).
Prior to that, she served as an Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at Mercy College, NY, where she led strategic planning and collaborated with faculty and staff to strengthen the College’s infrastructure for faculty affairs, student academic support, and programs’ accreditations. Prior to joining Mercy College, 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 in the 1990’s where she obtained her PhD. degree, then joined the faculty at the University of New Mexico, then MCPHS University. Later, she transitioned into leadership positions in higher education. She identifies herself as an immigrant Muslim woman.
Pronouns: she/her/hers/ella/هي
