James E. Ryan
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9th President of the University of Virginia
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| Term Start | August 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Teresa A. Sullivan | |
Biographical Information
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| Residence | Carr's Hill | |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia | |
| Profession | University president | |
| Website | UVa profile | |
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In 2018, James E. Ryan became the University of Virginia’s ninth president.
On Sept. 15, 2017, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors selected James E. Ryan as the University’s next president to succeed Teresa A. Sullivan. [1] Ryan earned his law degree from UVA and previously served on the School of Law faculty for 15 years.[2]
Ryan’s takes over
The University of Virginia and its Board of Visitors formally inaugurated James E. Ryan as the University’s ninth president on October 19, 2018 at 3 p.m. on The Lawn. Ryan took the oath of office and officially became president of the University at the ceremony, which took place on the steps of Old Cabell Hall.[3]
Facts & Figures
The University of Virginia is made up of eleven schools in Charlottesville plus the College at Wise in Southwest Virginia. Not including the College at Wise, the University employs nearly 30,000 people, including approximately 16,000 faculty and staff and approximately 12,000 Health System employees. Undergraduate Students (On Grounds): 16,034; Graduate & Professional Students (On Grounds): 6,771[4]
Education
Ryan received his AB summa cum laude from Yale University and his JD from the University of Virginia, which he attended on a full scholarship and from which he graduated first in his class. After law school, Ryan clerked for William H. Rehnquist, the late Chief Justice of the United States, and then worked in Newark, N.J., as a public interest lawyer before entering into teaching. From 2013 to 2018, he served as dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Charles William Eliot Professor of Education.[5]
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., May 1992
- Alumni Award for Academic Excellence, given to student who graduates first in class
- Dillard Scholarship, three-year merit scholarship covering full tuition and expenses
- Virginia Rugby; Selected to All-Virginia Team 1992
- Yale University, A.B., With Distinction, May 1988
- Summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
- Yale Rugby; Selected to All-New England Team 1988
Employment
- University of Virginia, 2018-
- President
- Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2013-2018
- Dean of the Faculty of Education, 2013-2018
- University of Virginia School of Law, 1998-2013
- Teaching areas: law and education; constitutional law; land use law; torts; local government law; Supreme Court litigation clinic
- University of Auckland Law School, Auckland, New Zealand
- Inaugural Cameron Fellow, Spring 2010
- Harvard Law School
- Visiting Professor, Fall 2006
- Yale Law School
- Visiting Professor, 2002-03
- Gibbons Fellowship in Public Interest and Constitutional Law, Newark, New Jersey
- Pro Bono Fellow, 1995-97
- Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Legal Assistant to Charles T. Duncan, United States Arbitrator, 1994-95
- Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, United States Supreme Court
- Law Clerk, 1993-94
- Chief Judge J. Clifford Wallace, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Law Clerk, 1992-1993
- Office of the Solicitor General of the United States
- Summer Intern, 1992
Personal
Married to Katie Homer Ryan. Ryan and his wife, have four children – Will, Sam, Ben and Phebe. He is interests include running, skiing, surfing, mountain biking, fly fishing, cooking, and photography.[6] [7]
References
- ↑ Web. A Leader to Start our Third Century James E. Ryan, The Rector And Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ↑ Web. About the President, Caroline Newman, The Rector And Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, October 19, 2018, retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ↑ Web. About the President, Caroline Newman, The Rector And Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, October 19, 2018, retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Facts & Figures, The Rector And Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ↑ Web. A Leader to Start our Third Century James E. Ryan, The Rector And Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Curriculum Vitae, Caroline Newman, The Rector And Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ↑ Web. About the President, Caroline Newman, The Rector And Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, October 19, 2018, retrieved January 19, 2019.