Adela de la Torre
Adela de la Torre | |
|---|---|
| 9th President of San Diego State University | |
| Assumed office June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Elliot Hirshman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Campesinos and the state: Control of the California harvest labor market 1950-1970 (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gordon Rausser |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Sub-discipline | Latino studies |
| Institutions | |
Adela de la Torre is an American professor and university administrator who is the ninth and current president of San Diego State University (SDSU). De La Torre assumed office in 2018; she is the first woman to serve in the role.