Article: Brown U. names black president.(Brown University; Ruth J. Simmons)(Brief Article)

Ruth J. Simmons is headed back to the Ivy League, but this time as the first African American to lead one of its institutions. Former Smith College President Ruth J. Simmons was named the 18th president of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 9. and will begin her duties on July 1, 2001.

"Ruth Simmons is a gifted academic leader with impressive accomplishments in areas of particular importance to Brown: institutional diversity, collaborative research and learning initiatives, faculty support and minority faculty recruitment, undergraduate scholarships, and a deep appreciation for fundamental personal values," says Brown Chancellor Stephen ...

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