[1] She attended local public schools and was told by her guidance counselor that she should consider the military instead of pursuing higher education because of her race.
[3][1] In 1988, after high school, she studied psychology at Williams College, where she was awarded the bicentennial medal.
[1] She went on to work in administrative roles at various Catholic educational institutions, including as the vice president of academic affairs and as a diversity officer at Misericordia College.
[3][4] After working at Misericordia, Hinton accepted a position as the vice president for academic affairs at Mount Saint Mary College.
[3] In her capacity as president, Hinton also helped secure a $600,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to implement inclusion and diversity training.