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'''David B. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarku.edu/offices/president/about-the-president/|title= About the President|last=|first=|publisher=Clark University|date=|website=ClarkU.edu|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
'''David B. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarku.edu/offices/president/about-the-president/|title= About the President|last=|first=|publisher=Clark University|date=|website=ClarkU.edu|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
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== Career ==
== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/070510/fithian.shtml|title= Fithian joins leadership team as new Secretary of the University|publisher=UChicago News Office|date=May 10. 2007|website=ClarkU.edu|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/070510/fithian.shtml|title= Fithian joins leadership team as new Secretary of the University|publisher=UChicago News Office|date=May 10, 2007|website=ClarkU.edu|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>


While at Harvard, Fithian taught courses for a number of years for the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarku.edu/offices/president/about-the-president/|title= About the President|last=|first=|publisher=Clark University|date=|website=ClarkU.edu|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
While at Harvard, Fithian taught courses for a number of years for the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarku.edu/offices/president/about-the-president/|title= About the President|last=|first=|publisher=Clark University|date=|website=ClarkU.edu|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
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== Other Interests ==
== 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 (institute)|Chapin Hall]] (2013-2019) and [[Court Theatre]] (2011-2014) at the University of Chicago.<ref name="About the President"/>
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 (institute)|Chapin Hall]] (2013-2019) and [[Court Theatre]] (2011-2014) at the University of Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clarku.edu/offices/president/about-the-president/|title= About the President|last=|first=|publisher=Clark University|date=|website=ClarkU.edu|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>

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David B. Fithian
File:David B Fithian, Clark University President.png
10th President of Clark University, David Fithian
10th President of Clark University
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2020
Preceded byDavid P. Angel
Personal details
Born (1964-12-10) December 10, 1964 (age 59)
North Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
Alma materClark Univsity
Yale University
WebsiteOffice of the President

David B. 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.[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]

While at Harvard, Fithian taught courses for a number of years for the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies.[5]

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.[6]

  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". ClarkU.edu. 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". ClarkU.edu. UChicago News Office. May 10, 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "About the President". ClarkU.edu. Clark University. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "About the President". ClarkU.edu. Clark University. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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