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Elizabeth Garrett (1963-2016) was the first female president of Cornell University. She ascended to the role in 2015, but served for less than a year, tragically dying of cancer while in office.
She studied law at the University of Virginia, and later became a legal advisor for the Iran – US Claim Tribunal at The Hague. She was a professor and deputy dean for academic affairs at the University of Chicago and a visiting professor at numerous other institutions around the world.
A poem by Elizabeth Garrett
Tyranny of choice
Pick a card, any card You'll say. I love this trick The tease and tyranny of choice The dove's tail tender On your fine and hidden fingers, And the thumb I'm under.
You know my Queen of Hearts By the dog-ear on her top-left Bottom-right corner; By the voluptuous sad mouth Which will not smile, Whichever way you turn her.
Elizabeth Garrett
Rest in peace, President Garrett.
Cornellians are already familiar, but President Elizabeth Garrett died last night and they told us today.
It really sucks. Like, really sucks. She was our first female president, a window to a brighter future and new and necessary dialogue. She was also a real person with family and friends and a warm personality. I had the pleasure of meeting her with my friends last spring and I liked her immediately. I didn’t know her personally beyond that, but still. It hurts knowing that a picture is all I have left of her.
I want to send condolences to her husband, family and all the relationships she fostered.
Cornell’s first woman president named UVA 2016 Distinguished Alumna
Cornell’s first woman president named UVA 2016 Distinguished Alumna
The Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center has selected Cornell University President Elizabeth Garrett to receive the University of Virginia’s 2016 Distinguished Alumna Award. A 1988 graduate of UVA School of Law, Garrett will receive the award and speak on Grounds in April. In his nomination of Garrett, Law School Dean Paul Mahoney cited achievements such as her record of legal scholarship and…
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"A lot of interdisciplinary work is directed towards solving particular problems — problems of health, problems of sustainability, policy related problems. "But to really have a sense of what those solutions mean to us as human beings, I think you have to have the humanities to ask deep questions about where progress is leading us, what they do to our bonds as human beings in a community … I think that it is vital that you have both disciplinary training, including that in the humanities, and that you have an interdisciplinary approach to complex problems."
Cornell president-elect Elizabeth Garrett speaking to the Cornell Daily Sun about the importance of the humanities in higher education.
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Cornell University Names Its First Female President
via CornellElizabeth Garrett is Cornell University’s 13th president.
University of Southern California provost Elizabeth Garrett will be the 13th president of Cornell University, the Ivy League school announced Tuesday.
Garrett is currently the second-ranking officer at USC, and has a background as a law professor. According to Cornell’s press release, in addition to her responsibilities as president, “Garrett will be a tenured faculty member in the Law School with a joint appointment in the Department of Government in the College of Arts and Sciences.”
She will replace outgoing Cornell president David Skorton, who is leaving at the end of the academic year to head the Smithsonian Institute.
“I am honored to have been selected as the next leader of this remarkable institution,” Garrett said in a statement. “Cornell is one of the world’s truly great universities, with a stellar commitment to excellence in teaching, research, scholarship and creative activity, linked with a deep commitment to public engagement. I am excited to join the Cornell community and to work with the faculty, staff, students and alumni to chart the next chapter in its illustrious history. Andrei and I also look forward to joining the vibrant Ithaca community.”
According to her biography on USC’s website, Garrett “specializes in the legislative process, direct democracy, the federal budget process, the study of democratic institutions, statutory interpretation and tax policy. She is an expert on state, national and presidential politics.”
One of Garrett’s biggest responsibilities during her tenure will likely be ensuring the success of Cornell’s New York City technology campus, set to open on Roosevelt Island in 2017. According to Cornell’s press release, Garrett currently serves on the board of trustees of Internet2, which “aims to accelerate research, advance education, and improve the delivery of public services through innovative technologies.”
Garrett is Cornell’s first female president. She received her B.A. in history from the University of Oklahoma and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
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