College Administration

Jon Western, the vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, is the chief academic officer at Mount Holyoke College. He is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for the College’s academic mission and for supporting the 38 academic departments and programs; Library, Information, and Technology Services; the research and teaching centers; the athletics program; and the academic support offices, including the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Student Success and Advising, and the Teaching and Learning Initiative. Western, a scholar of international relations, has been a faculty member at Mount Holyoke College and with the Five College Consortium since 2000. 

At Mount Holyoke I’ve found a community of thoughtful engaged learners who are willing to challenge themselves and each other in order to excel. Mount Holyoke’s commitment to leadership development, inclusion, global perspectives and environmental sustainability provides a shared foundation for individual and community growth that resonates for me personally. I’ve come to Mount Holyoke to challenge myself to dig deeper on the familiar and to grow and learn in new ways!

Tiffany Espinosa has been in higher education administration for 16 years in both public universities and private colleges. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning, financial and administrative operations, program development and assessment, graduate education, online and distance learning, marketing and community engagement, and policy development with the goal to increase accessibility and flexibility for students.  She currently serves as the Executive Director of Professional and Graduate Education at Mount Holyoke College.