Drew Gilpin Faust
Drew Gilpin Faust | |
|---|---|
Faust at the World Economic Forum in 2013 | |
| 28th President of Harvard University | |
| In office July 1, 2007 – July 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Summers Derek Bok (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Bacow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Catharine Drew Gilpin September 18, 1947 New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Stephen E. Faust
(m. 1968; div. 1976)Charles E. Rosenberg
(m. 1980) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Bryn Mawr College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | A Sacred Circle: The Social Role of the Intellectual in the Old South, 1840–1860 (1975) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles E. Rosenberg |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | American South |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Harvard University |
Catharine Drew Gilpin Faust (born September 18, 1947)[1] is an American historian and author who served as the 28th president of Harvard University from 2007 to 2018.[2] She was Harvard's first female president, its first president since 1672 without a Harvard undergraduate or graduate degree, and the first to have been raised in the South.[3][4] Faust was also the founding dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.[1] She was repeatedly named one of the world's 100 most powerful women by Forbes, reaching as high as 33rd in 2014.[5]
- ^ a b Rimer, Sara (February 12, 2007). "A 'Rebellious Daughter' to Lead Harvard". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2007.
- ^ Crimson News Staff (February 8, 2007). "Faust Expected To Be Named President This Weekend". The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
- ^ Alderman, Jesse Harlan (February 11, 2007). "Harvard names 1st woman president". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2007.
- ^ Sacchetti, Maria; Bombardieri, Marcella (February 12, 2007). "Champagne, cheers flow at Harvard". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 2, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
- ^ Howard, Caroline (June 6, 2014). "The World's Most Powerful Women 2014". Forbes.