David B. Fithian | |
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10th President of Clark University | |
Assumed office July 1, 2020 | |
Preceded by | David Angel |
Executive Vice President of The University of Chicago | |
In office March 30,2014 –July 30,2020 | |
Preceded by | David A. Greene |
Succeeded by | Katie Callow-Wright |
Personal details | |
Born | North Tarrytown,New York,U.S. | December 10,1964
Spouse | Michael Rodriguez |
Relatives | Lisa Fithian (sister) |
Alma mater | Clark University Yale University |
Website | www |
David Brooks Fithian (born December 10,1964) is the president of Clark University. Previously,he served as executive vice president of the University of Chicago. Fithian was born in North Tarrytown,New York. [1]
On January 13,2020,the trustees of Clark University announced that Fithian would succeed David P. Angel to become the university's 10th president. He began that role July 1,2020 and is the first alumnus to lead the institution.
After earning a B.A. degree in sociology from Clark University in 1987,Fithian attended Yale University where he received three graduate degrees (M.A.,1988;M.Phil,1990;Ph.D.,1994,with highest honors) in sociology. Fithian's doctoral dissertation,for which he was advised by Kai Erikson,was awarded Yale's Theron Rockwell Field Prize in May 1994. [1]
Following graduate training,Fithian began his professional career as Assistant Dean of Freshmen in Harvard College in 1995 and spent more than a decade there in progressively more senior positions culminating in the role of associate dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences before leaving Harvard in 2007 for the University of Chicago. At UChicago,Fithian served as vice president and Secretary of the University until March 2014 when he became Executive Vice President. [2] [3]
While at Harvard,Fithian taught courses for a number of years for the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies. [1]
During his time serving as the President of Clark University Fithian has been criticized for his stances,or lack thereof on different institutional decisions. These decisions include a proposal to demolish the south block on Main St in Main South,where the university resides, [4] and union busting and bad faith negotiations with Clark University Grad Students Union. [5]
Fithian currently serves as a Trustee of the Marine Biological Laboratory (2014–present) in Woods Hole,Massachusetts,and previously served on the boards of Chapin Hall (2013-2019) and Court Theatre (2011-2014) at the University of Chicago. [1]
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