Gregory J. Vincent

Gregory J. Vincent
President of
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Preceded by Mark Gearan
Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement, University of Texas at Austin
In office
July 2005 – July 2017
President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Assumed office
July 17, 2017
Personal details
Born New York City, New York
Alma mater Hobart College (B.A.)
Ohio State University (J.D.)
University of Pennsylvania (Ed.D)
Occupation Professor
Lawyer
Administrator
Website Official Website

Dr. Gregory J. Vincent (born in New York City, New York) was the twenty-seventh President of the Hobart College and the sixteenth of William Smith College. Vincent is a national expert on civil rights, social justice and campus culture.[1]

Education

A native of New York City, Vincent attended public school and graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1979.

He received his bachelor's degree in history and economics from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1983. At the Colleges, he was on both the Hobart basketball and cross-country teams. He also served as a resident assistant. When he graduated, he was presented with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award.[1]

Vincent then received his law degree from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1987 and his doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004.[1]

Career

Vincent recently served at The University of Texas at Austin as Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community College Leadership and Professor of Law. Since his appointment in 2005, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement has grown to encompass a $50 million budget and more than 400 employees, 50 units, and 300 community partners.[2]

From 2003 to 2005, Vincent served as vice provost for institutional equity and diversity and law professor at the University of Oregon. From 1999 to 2003, Vincent served as vice provost for academic affairs and campus diversity and law professor at the Louisiana State University. From 1995 to 1999, he served as assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Prior to entering academia, Vincent served as the assistant attorney general in the Office of the Ohio Attorney General where he successfully argued several major civil rights cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio.[2]

Awards and service

Vincent currently serves as a member of the NCAA Division III Chancellors/Presidents Advisory Group.[3]

In 2016, he was named the Educator of the Year by the University of Pennsylvania and received the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Distinguished Service Award in 2012.

Controversy

In 2018, Vincent was accused of plagiarizing several parts of his dissertation by an anonymous source claiming to be a Hobart and William Smith Colleges faculty member.[4]

However, based on a review conducted by Penn's Graduate School of Education faculty members, Vincent was given the opportunity to make revisions to the literature review portion of his dissertation, under Penn Graduate School of Education faculty supervision, which, when completed to their satisfaction, meant his degree would stand.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dr. Gregory Vincent '83 Named President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges". Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Dr. Vincent's Biography". The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Division III Chancellors/Presidents Advisory Group". www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Rick Seltzer (29 March 2018). "President Investigated After Anonymous Tip Alleges Plagiarism". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Scott Jaschik (24 April 2018). "Ex-President of Hobart Will Keep Doctorate". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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