Dr. Ruth Simmons

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Dillard_University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:National_Humanities_Medal
gptkb:Chevalier_of_the_French_Legion_of_Honour
Honorary degrees from multiple universities
gptkbp:birthDate 1945-07-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Grapeland,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:Goldman_Sachs
gptkb:Howard_Hughes_Medical_Institute
gptkb:Texas_Instruments
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:degree PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Romance languages
French literature
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ruth_Jean_Simmons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Ruth Simmons
gptkbp:knownFor first African-American president of an Ivy League institution
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement Expanded diversity and inclusion efforts at Brown University
First Black president of Brown University
First Black woman to lead an Ivy League institution
Launched Brown University’s Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:professor
university president
gptkbp:president gptkb:Brown_University
gptkb:Smith_College
gptkb:Prairie_View_A&M_University
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Norris_Darrell,_Jr.
gptkbp:termEndAtBrown 2012
gptkbp:termEndAtPrairieViewAM 2023
gptkbp:termEndAtSmith 2001
gptkbp:termStartAtBrown 2001
gptkbp:termStartAtPrairieViewAM 2017
gptkbp:termStartAtSmith 1995
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UNCF_(United_Negro_College_Fund)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6