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President Uzzi chaired both the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures and the Faculty Senate and was repeatedly recognized for fostering a culture of student success and belonging, ensuring that all students have the support they need to thrive academically and personally.

Before her role at USM, she served as Director of Faculty Programs for the Associated Colleges of the South, where she coordinated collaborative initiatives across 16 independent colleges. Her academic journey began as an Assistant Professor of Classics and General Studies at Whitman College. Among her curricular achievements is the development of an online degree completion program in interdisciplinary humanities designed for adult learners. 

President Uzzi’s contributions to scholarship are equally impressive. She has authored two books with Cambridge University Press, along with numerous other academic and popular works on topics ranging from Roman political ideology to Latin lyric poetry. Her expertise extends beyond the academic sphere, as she has frequently spoken and written on the real-world applications of her discipline. In recognition of her advocacy for academic advising, she received NACADA’s Michael C. Holen Pacesetter Award in 2020. Two years later, USM honored her with the Nancy K. Gish Award for Excellence in Feminist Social, Intellectual, Political, and Cultural Practice. 

President Uzzi earned her bachelor’s degree in classical languages from Hamilton College and her Ph.D. in classical studies from Duke University, where she was honored as the William H. Willis Instructor of Classical Studies. She is also an alumna of the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome and has completed advanced leadership training through the American Council on Education’s Institute for New Chief Academic Officers and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Millennium Leadership Institute.