Carol Quillen has led Davidson College in developing among its students the qualities desperately needed in our world today: leadership, integrity, curiosity and empathy. Under her guidance, Davidson is creating a new model for higher education in an increasingly interconnected world. The college's students cultivate deep skills and capacities, heightened by studies in the uncharted areas where disciplines overlap and discoveries are made. She inspired and has overseen the building of the E. Craig Wall Jr. Center, which weaves together physical sciences, social sciences and public art. She led the creation of the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the town of Davidson, a nexus for community entrepreneurs, faculty research and student initiatives unprecedented among liberal arts colleges. An alum of University of Chicago and Princeton University, in 2018 Princeton awarded her the James Madison medal, given in recognition of an alum's distinguished career.