Ellen Granberg

Ellen Granberg
19th President of the George Washington University
Assumed office
July 1, 2023
Preceded byMark S. Wrighton (interim)
Personal details
BornDavis, California, U.S.[citation needed]
SpouseSonya Rankin[1]
ResidenceF Street House[2]
EducationUniversity of California, Davis (BA)
Vanderbilt University (MA, PhD)
Academic background
ThesisIdentity transformation due to weight loss (2001)
Doctoral advisorPeggy Thoits
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
Institutions

Ellen Marie Granberg is an American sociologist and academic administrator who became the 19th president of George Washington University on July 1, 2023.

Education

Granberg has an undergraduate bachelor's degree from the University of California at Davis. She earned her master's and Ph.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University.[3] Her doctoral thesis was on self identity based on health outcomes[4] According to Google Scholar, her research has been cited a total of 2,279 times and she has an h-index of 16 (i.e., 16 publications cited at least 16 times each).[5] Her work has been on microsocial phenomenon on the self image, the identity, the well-being and ultimately the mental health of society but particularly of children.[6]

Career

In the 1980s and 1990s, Granberg served in the telecommunications industry at the Fortune 500 firm Pacific Bell and AT&T.[7] She has been an academic administrator for over 25 years and first started her career in academia as a professor of sociology at Clemson University where she worked on nutrition science and obesity.[8] She spent seventeen years at Clemson before moving to Rochester Institute of Technology where she was named provost in 2018.[9] She became the first female provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology.[7] She is credited for expanding doctoral education and creating new facilities for instruction and research at Rochester Institute of Technology.[10] In addition to expanding doctoral education and research, Granberg co-led the formation of RIT Certified, which aimed to promote professional mobility. It has a portfolio of alternative education courses, certificate programs and skill-based learning experiences.[11]

In 2023 Granberg was named as the incoming president of George Washington University, the first woman to hold the position of president at the university; Granberg started on July 2, 2023.[3][12] After a decision by the Atlantic 10 Conference that they would relocate to Washington, D.C. in November 2023, Granberg announced that the men's basketball championships would be hosted by GW in 2025.[13]

After the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, GW gained national attention after students associated with the Palestinian liberation movement projected "glory to our martyrs" onto Gelman Library. The student group, Students for Justice in Palestine, was suspended for 90 days after the incident.[14] Granberg condemned what she called a "celebration of terrorism." This created outrage from SJP, saying Granberg's view was racist and Islamophobic.[15] GW has the 4th largest university Jewish populations in the United States, at 30% of students.[16]

References

  1. ^ Ghaemi, Nikki (January 17, 2023). "Students anticipate 'promising' future with Granberg's incoming presidency". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ McAllister, Cade. "Students rally in Kogan, march to F Street House to protest GW SJP suspension". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Anderson, Nick (January 11, 2023). "Ellen Granberg named president of GWU, the first woman to hold the job". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Granberg, Ellen Marie. "Identity transformation due to weight loss". catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ellen Granberg".
  6. ^ McAllister, Cade. "Granberg, sociologist celebrate research, community engagement at GW". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Ellen Granberg: GW Community's Ambition is 'Inspiring'". GW Today. The George Washington University. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Neegaard, Lauran (January 25, 2011). "No quick fix after 150 years of dieting fads". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 2. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  9. ^ Finnerty, Meghan (July 13, 2018). "RIT begins $1 billions fundraising effort". Democrat and Chronicle. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ellen Granberg". RIT. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  11. ^ Jacob, Smriti (January 18, 2023). "RIT provost named president of George Washington University". Rochester Beacon. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ellen Granberg, Ph.D., to Serve as 19th President of the George Washington University". GW Today. The George Washington University.
  13. ^ Koretz, Sandra. "A-10 to relocate conference headquarters to DC". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  14. ^ Sabes, Adam (November 14, 2023). "George Washington University suspends SJP chapter after group projected 'Glory to our martyrs' onto building". Fox News. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  15. ^ Filter, Erika. "Granberg condemns 'celebration of terrorism' on campus". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "Top 60 Jewish Colleges". Hillel International. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

External links

  • Welcoming Dr. Ellen Granberg as the 19th President of the George Washington University, January 11, 2023 - YouTube video
  • Ellen Granberg publications indexed by Google Scholar
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