Michael A. Elliott

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Michael A. Elliott
20th President of Amherst College
Assumed office
August 1, 2022

Michael A. Elliott is an American scholar of English literature and academic administrator. He became 20th president of Amherst College on August 1, 2022. [1] [2]

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Education and career

Elliott received his B.A. from Amherst College in 1992 and Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1998 with distinction in English and comparative literature. [3]

Elliott joined the Emory University faculty in 1998, upon graduating from Columbia. [1] He held a number of administrative posts since joining Emory: he was senior associate dean for faculty (2009–2014), followed by executive associate dean (2014–2015), and interim dean (2016–2017). [1] From 2017 to 2022, he was dean of the Emory College of Arts and Sciences. As dean of Emory College, Elliott led initiatives aimed at diversifying the college faculty and student body and increasing funding for undergraduate research and professional development. He also ran the largest fundraising campaign in Emory College and university history. [1]

Elliott also served as Charles Howard Candler Professor of English at Emory. [4]

Scholarship

Elliott's scholarship focused on American literature and culture during the 19th and 20th centuries. [3] His books include

His articles and book reviews include

With Priscilla Wald, Elliott edited The Oxford History of the Novel in English: Volume Six: The American Novel 1870–1940. [7] With Claudia Stokes, he edited American Literary Studies: A Methodological Reader. [8] Elliott has also been an editor of The Norton Anthology of American Literature . [3] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Emory College Dean Michael A. Elliott named president of Amherst College | Emory University | Atlanta GA". news.emory.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  2. ↑ Pecci, Rose (June 1, 2022). "Amherst College picks Emory dean as its next president". The Boston Globe. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Michael A. Elliott '92, Professor of English and Dean of The College of Arts and Sciences at Emory University, is Named 20th President of Amherst College | Press Releases | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Charles Howard Candler Professors | Emory University | Atlanta GA". provost.emory.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  5. ↑ Elliott, Michael A. (2002). The Culture Concept: Writing and Difference in the Age of Realism. University of Minnesota Press. Reviews:
  6. ↑ Elliott, Michael A. (2008). Custerology. University of Chicago Press. doi:10.7208/9780226201481 (inactive 31 January 2024). ISBN   978-0-226-20148-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link) Reviews:
  7. ↑ Wald, Priscilla; Elliott, Michael A., eds. (2014). The Oxford History of the Novel in English: Volume Six: The American Novel 1870-1940. Oxford University Press. Review:
  8. ↑ Elliott, Michael A.; Stokes, Claudia, eds. (2003). American Literary Studies: A Methodological Reader. New York University Press. Review:
  9. ↑ "The Norton Anthology of American Literature". wwnorton.com. Retrieved 2022-06-23.


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