Gretchen Ritter (born December 27, 1960) is an American political scientist and academic administrator who is the current vice chancellor, provost and chief academic officer of Syracuse University.[1] She was previously the executive dean and vice provost of Ohio State University's College of Arts and Sciences from 2019 to 2021.[2]
Gretchen Ritter | |
|---|---|
| Vice Chancellor & Provost of Syracuse University | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | John Liu |
| Dean & Vice Provost of Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences | |
| In office August 1, 2019 – August 31, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier |
| Succeeded by | David G. Horn |
| Dean of Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences | |
| In office August 1, 2013 – August 31, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Lepage |
| Succeeded by | Ray Jayawardhana |
| Vice provost of University of Texas at Austin | |
| In office 2009 – July 31, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1960 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Profession | Professor |
Early life and education edit
Ritter grew up in Upstate New York.[3] A "third-generation Cornellian", she graduated from Cornell University with a BS in government in 1983.[3] She later earned a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3]
Career edit
Ritter is a leading expert in the history of women's constitutional rights and contemporary issues concerning democracy and citizenship in American politics.[4] Prior to becoming an academic administrator, Ritter taught at MIT, Princeton University, Harvard University, and the University of Texas at Austin.[5][6]
From 2009 to 2013, she was the vice provost for undergraduate education and faculty governance at the University of Texas at Austin.[3] In 2013, she became the first woman to serve as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, a position she held until 2018.[7]
In 2014, Ritter interviewed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the New-York Historical Society.[8][9]
From 2019 to 2021, she served as the executive dean and vice provost of Ohio State University's College of Arts and Sciences.[2] Ritter officially left her positions at Ohio State in August 2021 and became the vice chancellor, provost, and chief academic officer of Syracuse University in October 2021.[1][10]
Ritter is the author of two books, The Constitution as Social Design: Gender and Civic Membership in the American Constitutional Order and Goldbugs and Greenbacks: The Antimonology Tradition and the Politics of Finance in America, 1865–1896.[11] She is a co-editor of Democratization in America: A Comparative and Historical Perspective.[11]
Ritter is the recipient of several fellowships and awards, including the National Endowment for Humanities Fellowship, the Radcliffe Research Partnership Award, and a Liberal Arts Fellowship at Harvard Law School.[4] She is also a member of the American Political Science Association and the Council on Foreign Relations.[4]
Works edit
- Ritter, Gretchen (1997). Goldbugs and Greenbacks: The Antimonopoly Tradition and the Politics of Finance in America, 1865–1896. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521653923. OCLC 181692643.
- Ritter, Gretchen (2006). The Constitution as Social Design: Gender and Civic Membership in the American Constitutional Order. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804754385. OCLC 654816215.
References edit
- ^ a b "Gretchen Ritter Named Syracuse University's Next Vice Chancellor, Provost and Chief Academic Officer". SU News. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ a b Booker, Christ (May 15, 2019). "Gretchen Ritter to lead Ohio State's College of Arts and Sciences". The Ohio State University. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Aloi, Daniel (April 11, 2013). "Gretchen Ritter '83 named dean of Arts and Sciences". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Meet the Provost". SU Office of the Provost. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "Cornell arts and sciences dean: Colleges must foster good citizenship". The Washington Post. March 20, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Guajardo, Gaby (April 11, 2013). "UT Vice Provost Accepts Position at Cornell". The Alcade. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ "CU college names first female dean". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. April 13, 2013. p. A4. Retrieved November 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig, Jon (September 22, 2014). "Ruth Bader Ginsburg reminisces about her time on the Hill". Cornell Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "Ruth Bader Ginsburg: From Brooklyn to the Bench". YouTube.
- ^ Kidwell, Mary (2021-06-14). "Dean of College of Arts and Sciences Gretchen Ritter to leave Ohio State". The Lantern. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ a b "The Department of Government - Gretchen Ritter". Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences. Cornell University.