Born: 3-Jul-1945
Birthplace: Grapeland, TX

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Occupation: Educator

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President, Brown University

    University: BA, Dillard University (1967)
    University: AM, Princeton University (1970)
    University: PhD Romance Literature, Harvard University (1973)
    Professor: Romance Languages, Princeton University (1983-90)
    Administrator: Provost, Spelman College (1990-91)
    Administrator: Vice Provost, Princeston University (1992-95)
    Administrator: President, Smith College (1995-2001)
    Administrator: President, Brown University (2001-)

    Member of the Board of Goldman Sachs (2000-)
    Member of the Board of Pfizer (1997-2007)
    Member of the Board of Texas Instruments (1999-)
    Alliance for Lupus Research Board
    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    American Philosophical Society
    Carnegie Corporation Trustee
    Carol Moseley Braun for President
    Council on Foreign Relations
    Science Debate 2008

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