Judith English

Not to be confused with Judith Inglese.

Judith Frances English (nee Milne, born 1 March 1940)^[1] is a British academic administrator, the principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford, from 2001 to 2007.^[2]

Judith English
Born	Judith Frances Milne (1940-03-01) 1 March 1940 (age 85)
Nationality	British
Occupation	academic administrator
Known for	principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford
Spouse	Sir Terence English

Career

English studied medicine at the University of Cambridge, graduating with MB and BChir degrees.^[3] She later qualified to join the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych). During her medical career she worked at a number of medical and academic institutions in the UK and the US, including the London Chest Hospital^[4] and Tufts University School of Medicine.^[5] In October 2000, it was announced that she was to move from her post in clinical psychiatry at Boston University to become principal of St Hilda's College, Oxford.^[6]

In 2006, under her leadership, St Hilda's which had been the last women-only college at Oxford, ended its 113-year ban on male students.^[7] Since 2010, English has been dean of scholars at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.^[1]

Recognition

English was elected as an Honorary Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge in 2004.^[3]

Family

English is married to the cardiac surgeon Sir Terence English.