One of her major accomplishments was placing, in 1979, the first ever solar panels on the roof of the White House, exemplifying her long-standing commitment to protecting the environment and promoting the use of renewable energy before it was the mainstream thing to do.ĭonna was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. President Carter tapped Donna to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the U.S. She served as President of Hunter College of the City University of New York from 1980 to 1987 and as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1987 to 1993. from The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Donna understands first-hand the hard work and dedication that defines the lives of immigrants trying to provide a better life for their family, as her grandparents and parents did for her and her twin sister.ĭonna received her degree in history from Western College for Women and earned her Ph.D. Her grandparents were migrants from Lebanon and moved to the United States to pursue the American Dream.
A lifelong Democrat, she has advocated tirelessly for women’s rights, civil rights, increased access to health care, better education and schools and a clean, sustainable environment.ĭonna was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Shalala has spent her entire life fighting to improve the lives of others. In 2001, she left the frozen north to become president of the University of Miami.Īs secretary of Health and Human Services, Shalala expanded Head Start, expanded AIDS research, sought universal immunizations for children, and reformed welfare.Donna E. Her Madison Plan successfully recruited minority students and faculty. She was the first woman to helm a Big 10 school. She left New York in 1988 to become chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, one of the nation's largest universities. She markedly increased the number of women and minority students and faculty members. In 1980 Shalala left public service for academia, becoming the president of Hunter College. Shalala served under President Carter as assistant secretary for policy research and development at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she worked to establish women's shelters, create mortgage credits for women, and promote anti-discrimination legislation. In 1975, while still teaching, she became the director and treasurer of New York City's Municipal Assistance Corp., and helped to lift the city out of near financial collapse. She spent the next nine years teaching political science at Bernard Baruch College and Columbia Teachers College. She then enrolled in Syracuse University, receiving a master's degree (1968) and a Ph.D. After graduating from Ohio's Western College in 1962, Shalala did a two-year stint in the Peace Corps, serving in Iran. Though she's best known as the former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (1993–2000) under President Clinton, Shalala has had a long career in education and public service. Donna Shalala educator, administrator, public official
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