Ana Mari Cauce (/ˈks/ COW-say; born January 11, 1956) is an American psychologist and academic administrator, currently serving as the 33rd president of the University of Washington since October 2015.[1]

Ana Mari Cauce
Cauce in 2013
33rd President of the
University of Washington
Assumed office
October 13, 2015
Preceded byMichael K. Young
Personal details
Born (1956-01-11) January 11, 1956 (age 68)
Havana, Cuba
SpouseSusan Joslyn
EducationUniversity of Miami (BA)
Yale University (MS, MPhil, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsClinical psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Delaware
University of Washington
ThesisEarly adolescents’ social networks and networking (1984)
Doctoral advisorEdmund Gordon

Joining the University of Washington in 1986, Cauce chronologically served as director of the honor program from 2000 to 2002, chair of the department of psychology from 2002 to 2005, executive vice provost from 2005 to 2008, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 2008 to 2011, and the university's provost and executive vice president from 2011 to 2015.[2][3]

Early life and education

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Cauce was born in Havana, Cuba, to Vicente Cauce, minister of education under Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, and Ana Cauce (née Vivanco).[4] When she was three years old, her family, including her brother César, fled the island during the Cuban revolution. She grew up in Miami, Florida, where her father, who held a PhD, worked first as a custodian. Eventually both parents worked in a shoe factory.[5]

Cauce received a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, with a major in English from the University of Miami in 1977. She received a Master of Science in 1979, a Master of Philosophy in 1982, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1984, all in psychology from Yale University.[2]

Her doctoral studies concentrated on child clinical and community psychology.[5] Her doctoral advisor at Yale University was Edmund W. Gordon.[6]

Career

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Cauce began her teaching career as a lecturer at the University of Delaware. In 1986, she moved to Seattle to work as an associate professor at the University of Washington, where she gained tenure in 1990. In 1996 she was named chair of the American Ethnic Studies department. Cauce then was appointed the Director of the Honors Program. She later became Dean of the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences.[6]

In 2007, Cauce helped launch The Husky Promise, a tuition-funding program at the university.[7]

In 2012, she became Provost of the University of Washington.[7]

On October 13, 2015, Cauce was appointed president of the University of Washington by its Board of Regents. She had served as interim president since March 2015, when her predecessor Michael Young announced his departure.[8][9] She is the first permanent female president and the person of Hispanic ethnicity to hold the position. In 2017, the university settled a public records lawsuit related to the selection of Cauce.[10]

Cauce was elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020.[11]

Personal life

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Cauce is married to Susan Joslyn, her partner since 1989.[12] Both are professors of the Psychology department at the University of Washington.[13]

Selected publications

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  • Cauce, Ana Mari (1984). Early Adolescents' Social Networks and Networking: Contributions to Social Competence (Thesis/dissertation). New Haven, CT: Yale University. OCLC 36818123.

References

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  1. ^ "University of Washington establishes several firsts by choosing woman president -- who is also gay". The Oregonian. The Associated Press. 13 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Curriculum vitae Ana Mari Cauce" (PDF). University of Washington.
  3. ^ "Biography of President Ana Mari Cauce". Office of the President. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  4. ^ Long, Katherine (12 February 2015). "UW appoints provost Ana Mari Cauce as interim president". The Seattle Times.
  5. ^ a b Kamb, Lewis (13 October 2015). "Ana Mari Cauce new UW president; popular on, off campus". The Seattle Times.
  6. ^ a b Sudermann, Hannelore (December 2015). "Presidential Precedent" (PDF). Columns: University of Washington Alumni Magazine. University of Washington. pp. 24–27.
  7. ^ a b "Ana Mari Cauce" (video). UW-360 University of Washington Television. 18 December 2013.
  8. ^ "University of Washington names Cauce as president". KHQ-TV. The Associated Press. 13 October 2015.
  9. ^ Helm, Leslie (June 2015). "Executive Q&A: The UW's Ana Mari Cauce". Seattle Business Magazine.
  10. ^ Long, Katherine (May 11, 2017). "UW didn't vote on president in secret; lawsuit reveals it had just one candidate". The Seattle Times.
  11. ^ "Ana Mari Cauce". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  12. ^ "Rare choice: Could UW's next president come from within?". The Seattle Times. 26 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Susan Joslyn, People". University of Washington Department of Psychology. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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