Ruth J. Simmons
Ruth J. Simmons
Ruth Simmonswas the 18th president of Brown University, the first black president of an Ivy League institution. Simmons was elected Brown's first female president in November 2000. Simmons assumed office in fall of 2001. Simmons holds appointments as a professor in the Departments of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies. In 2002, Newsweek selected her as a Ms. Woman of the Year, while in 2001, Time named her as America's best college president. According to a March 2009 poll by The...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
CountryUnited States of America
I'm prepared to fight as hard as I can against unions entering the University on behalf of our students.