As the founder of this blog, I wanted to let our readers know that I will be moving to California to take on the post of Provost at Menlo College:
Terri Givens Appointed Provost at Menlo College
Leading Scholar and Researcher Dr. Terri Givens Accepts Prestigious Leadership Post at Menlo College
Atherton, CA (PRWEB) February 24, 2015
Menlo College has announced the appointment of Dr. Terri Givens as
Provost. The selection of Dr. Givens was made by President Richard A.
Moran after a national search and a series of interviews that included a
search committee, faculty and staff.
“While many of the candidates brought compelling qualifications, Dr.
Givens’ experience and talents combine to represent the best match for
the needs of our college at this critical juncture,” said President
Moran.
Dr. Givens is currently a Professor in the Department of Government
at the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin.
Her credentials include an undergraduate degree in international
relations from Stanford University, and MA and PhD degrees in political
science from UCLA. After she obtained her doctorate, Dr. Givens joined
the faculty at the University of Washington in the departments of
Political Science, European Studies and International Studies.
“I am very excited to be joining the leadership team at Menlo
College. This is a wonderful opportunity to build on my own experience
as a leader in higher education and to continue the tradition of
excellence at Menlo College,” said Dr. Givens.
Dr. Givens studied International Security and Arms Control under
Condoleezza Rice at Stanford. While at UT-Austin, she was the first
African-American female Vice Provost. She was also on the American
Political Science Association Presidential Task Force: Co-Chair,
Political Science in the 21st Century from 2008-2010. Dr. Givens is also
affiliated with UT’s Center for Women & Gender Studies and the
Center for African & African-American Studies.
She has been a fellow of the Migration Policy Institute and a
Distinguished Scholar of the Strauss Center for International Law and
Security. Her most recent research focuses on European immigration
politics and policy.
Dr. Givens has authored two books including Legislating Equality: The
Politics of Antidiscrimination Policy in Europe (Oxford University
Press 2014) and Voting Radical Right in Western Europe (Cambridge
University Press, 2005.) Her list of publications can be found here:
http://www.terrigivens.com/#publications.
Her international recognition includes an appointment as Public
Policy Scholar of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a
Visiting Fellow at the Freie Universitäet in Berlin, a Visiting Fellow
at the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales in Paris, an
appointment as a Distinguished Scholar Alumna from Stanford, and a
German Marshall Fund Fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation. She regularly
attends the Brussels Forum, “an annual high-level meeting of the most
influential North American and European political, corporate, and
intellectual leaders to address pressing challenges currently facing
both sides of the Atlantic.”
http://brussels.gmfus.org/
Dr. Givens is the founder of Take Back the Trail (
http://www.takebackthetrail.com),
a fitness program designed to address health disparities for women in
East Austin. She has been very active in the Austin community and held
positions on several boards of directors, including the local public
television station, KLRU, and the Austin Mayor’s Health and Fitness
Council.
She was a member of the track and field team while an undergraduate
at Stanford University, competing in sprints and long jump. She was a
half-marathon coach for the Austin Fit Running Club and continues to run
everything from the 5k to marathons. She also enjoys supporting the
performing arts with her husband Mike Scott, and following the
activities of her very active boys, Andrew and Brandon.
About Menlo College
Menlo College was established in 1927, and is located 30 minutes
south of San Francisco. It is a private, four-year, accredited,
residential college located in Atherton, California.
http://www.menlo.edu
I hope to keep up with the blog, but the URL will revert to http://givensimmigration.blogspot.com by May 1st. Thanks for your support!
...Dr. Givens’ experience and talents combine to represent the best match for the needs of our college...
