James Edward Ryan (born September 21, 1966) is an American lawyer and professor. Since 2018, he has served as the 9th president of the University of Virginia. He previously served as the 11th dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education from 2013 to 2018.[1][2]
James Edward Ryan | |
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.jpg) Ryan in 2023 | |
| 9th President of the University of Virginia | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Teresa A. Sullivan |
| Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education | |
| In office September 1, 2013 – June 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kathleen McCartney |
| Succeeded by | Bridget Terry Long |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Edward Ryan September 21, 1966 |
| Spouse | Katie Homer |
| Education | Yale University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Personal life and education
editRyan was raised in Midland Park, New Jersey, attending local public schools.[3] He graduated from Yale University and the University of Virginia School of Law where he graduated Omicron Delta Kappa, and clerked for then-chief judge of the 9th Circuit J. Clifford Wallace and then-Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist.[2]
Ryan lives with his family in Charlottesville, Virginia. Prior to accepting the UVA presidency, Ryan lived in Lincoln, Massachusetts with his wife, four children, and various animals including two cats, two dogs, and nine chickens.[4]
Academic career
editHe also served as Matheson and Morgenthau distinguished professor of law and Weber research professor of civil liberties and human rights at the University of Virginia School of Law,[2] before taking the role of dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
On September 15, 2017, it was announced that he would replace Teresa Sullivan as the ninth president of the University of Virginia.[5] Upon being inaugurated president of the University of Virginia on October 19, 2018, his first act was to announce that in-state undergraduates from families making less than $30,000 per year would receive scholarships covering tuition, room, and board, while those from families making less than $80,000 per year would receive full-tuition scholarships.[6]
Ryan is also the author of Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential Questions[7][8] and Five Miles Away, A World Apart: One City, Two Schools, and the Story of Educational Opportunity in Modern America.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Harvard Graduate School of Education's New Dean Announced". Harvard Magazine. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ a b c d "UVA Law Professor Named Dean of Harvard Education School". University of Virginia School of Law. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ "James Ryan Reintroduces Himself To The University Community", UVA Today, September 15, 2017. Accessed September 28, 2020. "I attended public schools in my hometown of Midland Park, a small, then mostly blue-collar town in Northern New Jersey."
- ^ "5 Essential Questions for Success". Uloop. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
- ^ McCance, McGregor (September 15, 2017). "UVA Today: Board of Visitors Selects James E. Ryan as University of Virginia's Next President". news.virginia.edu. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ Walsh, John (October 19, 2018). "University of Virginia Tuition Will Be Free for Students Whose Families Earn Less than $80,000". businessinsider.com. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "How A Harvard Dean's Commencement Speech On Life's Big Questions Went Viral". www.wbur.org. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
- ^ Harvard dean on book inspired by his popular graduation speech, retrieved 2017-06-13