Crystal Ann Williams | |
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18th President of the Rhode Island School of Design | |
Assumed office 1 April 2022 | |
Preceded by | Rosanne Somerson |
Personal details | |
Born | Detroit,Michigan,U.S. [1] |
Alma mater | New York University, Cornell University |
Profession | University president,administrator,educator,poet |
Website | www |
Crystal Ann Williams [2] [1] is an American university president,educator,and poet. Williams is the current President of Rhode Island School of Design. [3] [4] [5] She was raised in both Detroit,and in Madrid,Spain. [3] She has earned degrees at New York University (BFA),and Cornell University (MFA). [6] [7]
Williams' poems have been widely anthologized,appearing in The American Poetry Review , Ploughshares ,5AM,The Crab Orchard Review,The Sun,Ms. Magazine, The Indiana Review , Callaloo ,and many other publications. Additionally,Williams has performed her poems in venues throughout the country,including as a member of the 1995 Nuyorican Poets Café National Poetry Slam Team. [8]
Williams has received grants and fellowships from the Oregon Arts Commission,the Money for Women also known as the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund,and the MacDowell Arts Colony. [8]
Williams began teaching at Reed College as a professor of English,becoming dean for institutional diversity from 2011 to 2013. [3] From 2013 to 2017,Williams worked at Bates College as the associate vice president for strategic initiatives and as a professor of English. [3] In 2017,Williams came to Boston University where she first worked as the inaugural associate provost for diversity and inclusion before transferring into a broader role as vice president and associate provost for community and inclusion. [9]
In 2021,it was announced that Williams was leaving her position as vice president and associate provost for community and inclusion at Boston University to become Rhode Island School of Design's 18th president. [3] Williams became its first Black president on April 1,2022. [3]
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