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Christina Paxson named 19th Brown president

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Christina Hull Paxson, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University and dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, was named the 19th President of Brown University by Chancellor Thomas Tisch ’76 at noon in Sayles Hall.

“If she could make Brown any happier, I think we’d burst a thermometer,” said Tisch.

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March 2, 2012   7 Comments   Tags: , ,

7 comments

1 Time-waster of the day: March 2, 2012 — BlogDailyHerald { 03.02.12 at 11:20 am }

[...] next step towards new leadership at Brown. It is only fitting, then, that we herald the impending announcement of a new president with ”A Glorious Dawn,” Carl Sagan’s autotuned vision of hope [...]

2 Nesnews { 03.02.12 at 12:57 pm }

Loved her golden silk scarf with the brown bears. Where can I get one?

3 Mini canapé bar at the Ratty — BlogDailyHerald { 03.02.12 at 4:54 pm }

[...] the Ratty rolling out the big guns tonight in response to today’s presidential announcement? (Or is the opposite true?!) This all seems a little too [...]

4 Larry { 03.03.12 at 3:34 pm }

Congratulations Christina Paxson, a suggestion for Brown university. Medical science,technologists and herbalists should search for a way to remove Chrysotile Asbestos from within the entire human body. Their is lots of asbestos around and exposure to asbestos can cause cancer thus Brown University should find a way to remove asbestos from within the human body!.

5 Poetry Pete, the Villain of Verse { 03.03.12 at 4:34 pm }

There once was a Dean named Chris Paxson
Who decided that Princeton was wack, son
She said, holla at Brown
SPG’s where it’s down
Gonna get me some sweet freshman action

6 Prefrosh '16, meet BlogDailyHerald — BlogDailyHerald { 03.29.12 at 5:02 pm }

[...] down. Although we’ll miss Ruth dearly, we couldn’t be more excited about the incoming 19th president of the University, Christina H. Paxson. A professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton [...]

7 A fond farewell to Ruth and a warm welcome to Chris — BlogDailyHerald { 07.02.12 at 2:49 pm }

[...] got real: Today, President Ruth Simmons’ eleven-year term officially drew to a close, and President Christina Paxson‘s term officially [...]

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