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Welcome to University of the People! When I founded UoPeople in 2009 my mission was to provide affordable, accessible, high-quality education to all who wish to study. It is inspiring to see so many students earning their degrees and moving forward in their lives and careers. Your success is important to us. When you succeed, we succeed. No matter what, don’t give up. Hold onto your dreams and let us help you turn them into reality.

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About President Reshef

Shai Reshef is the President of University of the People (UoPeople) — the world’s first non-profit, tuition-free, American, accredited online university, dedicated to opening access to higher education. Grounded in the belief that knowledge is a key ingredient of world peace, UoPeople provides access to collegiate-level studies to qualified individuals regardless of geographic, financial or societal constraints.

President's Council

The UoPeople President’s Council is formed by distinguished active and alumni leaders from top universities all over the world. The President’s Council offers guidance and support to UoPeople while helping to share UoPeople’s mission with an international audience.

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Haifa Jamal Al-Lail
President, Effat University
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Lisa Anderson
President Emerita, The American University in Cairo
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Craig Calhoun
Former President, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Nicholas Dirks
Former Chancellor, UC Berkeley
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Yves Flückiger
Rector, University of Geneva
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Suzanne Fortier
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
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David Garza Salazar
President, Tecnologico de Monterrey
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Michèle Gendreau-Massaloux
Rector Emerita, Academy of Paris
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Catharine Bond Hill
President Emerita, Vassar College
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Devang Khakhar
Director Prof., IIT Bombay
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Abdul Waheed Khan
Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Indira Gandhi National Open University
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Jane McAuliffe
President Emerita, Bryn Mawr College
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Sir Timothy O’Shea
Former Principal, The University of Edinburgh
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Mamokgethi Phakeng
Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town
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Pamela Trotman Reid
President Emerita, University of Saint Joseph
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George Erik Rupp
President Emeritus, Columbia University
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Judith R. Shapiro
President Emerita, Barnard College
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Debora Spar
President Emerita, Barnard College
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Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
President Emeritus, George Washington University
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Sir Colin Lucas
Vice Chancellor Emeritus, University of Oxford (President’s Council Emeriti)

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Haifa Jamal Al-Lail
President, Effat University
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Lisa Anderson
President Emerita, The American University in Cairo
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Craig Calhoun
Former President, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Nicholas Dirks
Former Chancellor, UC Berkeley
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Yves Flückiger
Rector, University of Geneva
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Suzanne Fortier
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
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David Garza Salazar
President, Tecnologico de Monterrey
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Michèle Gendreau-Massaloux
Rector Emerita, Academy of Paris
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Catharine Bond Hill
President Emerita, Vassar College
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Devang Khakhar
Director Prof., IIT Bombay
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Abdul Waheed Khan
Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Indira Gandhi National Open University
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Jane McAuliffe
President Emerita, Bryn Mawr College
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Sir Timothy O’Shea
Former Principal, The University of Edinburgh
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Mamokgethi Phakeng
Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town
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Pamela Trotman Reid
President Emerita, University of Saint Joseph
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George Erik Rupp
President Emeritus, Columbia University
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Judith R. Shapiro
President Emerita, Barnard College
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Debora Spar
President Emerita, Barnard College
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Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
President Emeritus, George Washington University
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Sir Colin Lucas
Vice Chancellor Emeritus, University of Oxford (President’s Council Emeriti)

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