David Fithian

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]

David B. Fithian
10th President of Clark University
Assumed office
July 1, 2020
Preceded byDavid Angel
Executive Vice President of The University of Chicago
In office
March 30, 2014 – July 30, 2020
Preceded byDavid A. Greene
Succeeded byKatie Callow-Wright
Personal details
Born (1964-12-10) December 10, 1964
North Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
Alma materClark University
Yale University
Websitewww.clarku.edu/offices/president

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.[2]

Education

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.[3]

Career

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.[4][5]

While at Harvard, Fithian taught courses for a number of years for the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies.[6]

Other Interests

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.[7]

References
  1. "About the President". ClarkU.edu. Clark University. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. Burns, Hilary (January 13, 2020). "Clark names top official at University of Chicago as its next president". BizJournals.com/boston. Boston Business Journal. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. "About the President". ClarkU.edu. Clark University. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. "Fithian joins leadership team as new Secretary of the University". Chronicle.UChicago.edu. UChicago News Office. May 10, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. Kloehn, Steve (January 28, 2014). "Two University leaders to take on new roles". News.UChicago.edu. UChicago News Office. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  6. "About the President". ClarkU.edu. Clark University. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. "About the President". ClarkU.edu. Clark University. Retrieved July 13, 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.