Simmons, Ruth, 1945-

LC control no.	no 99082360
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Simmons, Ruth, 1945- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Simmons, Ruth J., 1945-
Associated country	United States
Located	Houston (Tex.) New Orleans (La.) Cambridge (Mass.) Los Angeles (Calif.) Princeton (N.J.) Northampton (Mass.) Providence (R.I.)
Birth date	1945-07-03
Place of birth	Houston County (Tex.)
Field of activity	Universities and colleges--Administration
Affiliation	Dillard University Harvard University University of New Orleans University of Southern California California State University, Northridge Princeton University Smith College Brown University
Profession or occupation	College presidents College teachers College administrators
Found in	Women as citizens, 1999: container (Dr. Ruth Simmons) White House Millennium Council WWW site, Nov. 12, 1999 sixth millenium evening (Ruth Simmons; Pres., Smith Coll.; Ph.D. in Romance langs. and lits., Harv. Univ., 1973) Women's wire WWW site, Nov. 12, 1996 women to watch (Ruth Simmons; b. July 3, 1945) Haiti, 1985: CIP t.p. (Ruth J. Simmons, Princeton Univ.) Rummel, Jack. African-American social leaders and activists, ©2003: pages 188-189 (Ruth J. Simmons, born in the small east Texas town of Grapeland [Houston County]. Moved to Houston with her family when she was a child. Enrolled in Dillard University in New Orleans, graduating in 1967, then was accepted into Harvard University, earning a MA in 1971 and a Ph.D. in 1973. Began her teaching career at the University of New Orleans, then taught 1977 to 1979 at California State University Northridge in Los Angeles, then as associate dean of graduate studies at the University of Southern California. Moved in 1983 to Princeton University, eventually becoming vice-provost there. In 1995 she became president of Smith College, and in 2000, president of Brown University, the first African American to lead an Ivy League school.)
Associated language	eng
Invalid LCCN	n 85130912