served as interim president for a period of time:
Mary Moran (1917–1918)
Ruth Burnett (1918–1924)
Charlotte Lewis (1924–1930)
Grace Dammann (1930–1945)
Eleanor O'Byrne (1945–1965)
Elizabeth McCormack (1966–1974)
Harold Delaney (1974–1975)
Barbara Knowles Debs (1975–1985)
Jane C. Maggin (acting) (1981–1982)
Marcia Savage (1985–1995)
Richard Berman (1995–2009)
Molly Easo Smith (2009–2011); Robert Hall (acting) (2011)
Jon Strauss (2011–2016)
Michael E. Geisler (2016–2022); Louise Feroe (acting; interim) (Summer 2021; 2022–2023)
Frank Sanchez (2023–Present)
== Current campus ==
=== Reid Estate (1860–1949) ===
Manhattanville purchased its current 100-acre campus in 1949. The first European owner of the parcel of land was Ben Holladay who bought the estate in the 1860s and named its Ophir Farm after a silver mine in Nevada. The Holladay family built a mansion called Ophir Hall, family chapel, and several outbuildings. However, after several family deaths and financial difficulties, Ben Holladay left the estate …
