Paula Vene Smith

Current position: Professor of English, Grinnell College

Author: "Engaging Risk: A Guide for College Leaders" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)

Vice President for Academic Affairs, Grinnell College, 2008-2013
Faculty, Grinnell College, 1987-present
Ph.D. English Literature, Cornell University, 1987
MFA Fiction Writing, Cornell University, 1986
BA English, Highest Honors, Swarthmore College, 1982
Interlochen Arts Academy, 1976-1978