As Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Julie Wollman has experience as an administrator, academic leader, scholar, and education community builder with more than 20 years in urban higher education. At Wheelock she leads the work of the academic deans, several centers and institutes, both on- and off-campus and international academic programs and other offerings, and the Wheelock Family Theatre.

Prior to coming to Wheelock, she served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Worcester State College, where she led the work of 20 department chairs, numerous academic centers and programs, several directors, and three associate vice presidents. Prior to that, Dr. Wollman spent 15 years at Rhode Island College in a variety of positions at the School of Education, including Professor of Elementary Education, Co-Director of the Rhode Island College/University of Rhode Island Joint Ph.D. in Education Program, Associate Dean, and then Dean of the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development.

Before working in higher education, she was an elementary school teacher for eight years and she worked as a staff developer in four schools identified as at-risk in New York City's East Harlem and Chinatown neighborhoods.

Dr. Wollman's work has focused on developing programs that involve family, community, and higher education collaboration to reform education so that schools can facilitate success and teachers can help all students engage in learning and achieve excellence. Her two books and numerous research articles and chapters in the field of literacy education have also focused on empowering children and their families through school writing programs. She is the winner of the Purves research award from the National Council of Teachers of English.

Dr. Wollman has served on several school superintendent's community and research advisory boards and is currently a board member for several schools and other nonprofit organizations. She holds a Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in language, literacy and anthropology from New York University, a Master of Science degree in Elementary Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor or Arts degree in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University.