Rosanna Ferro has been named vice president for student affairs at Bates College, effective Dec. 2, 2024. 
Ferro comes to Bates after serving as inaugural chief of education at College Track, a comprehensive college access and completion nonprofit based in Oakland, Calif. In that role, she provided strategic oversight for a division comprising some 190 professional full-time staff members, delivering an integrated 10-year program serving more than 4,000 high school and college students across 12 U.S. centers and 300 colleges and universities. Prior to College Track, she served in student affairs leadership roles at Rutgers University, Williams College, and Ithaca College, where she was vice president for student affairs and campus life. Ferro earned a doctorate, master’s degree in social work, and bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, majoring in sociology and Spanish.
