Donna Linderman

Donna Linderman is the senior vice chancellor for student success at the State University of New York, where she leads systemwide investments through the SUNY Transformation Fund to expand evidence-based student success initiatives. These include the replication of the ASAP|ACE degree-completion model, upward mobility efforts, multicampus transfer partnerships, operational efficiency, and essential student supports. Previously, Linderman served as associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the City University of New York, where she designed and scaled landmark student success reforms. She was a principal architect of CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), shown through rigorous randomized controlled trials to double community college completion rates, and helped lead CUNY’s Accelerate, Complete, Engage (ACE) and CUNY Start. Linderman began her academic career as an assistant professor at Brooklyn College and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Southern California, a Master of Fine Arts from Brooklyn College, and a doctor of education degree from Northeastern University.