A Lifelong Love of Learning

President Wooten grew up in Philadelphia, learning from her father who was a clinical social work and her mother who was a teacher. President Wooten received her undergraduate degree from North Carolina A&T State University, where she graduated as valedictorian. She earned her MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and she earned her PhD from the University of Michigan. As she describes, President Wooten went to college at 18 and never left. In this video, she shares how she developed a love of learning, which continues to this day.

These videos are from Simmons University. Simmons University is a nationally recognized private university located in the heart of Boston. Founded as a women’s college in 1899, Simmons is dedicated to innovative teaching and engaged learning. Simmons University offers the only undergraduate program for women in Boston and numerous graduate programs open to all.