James E. Ryan (educator)
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James Edward Ryan (born September 21, 1966) is an American legal scholar and lawyer, currently serving as the ninth president of the University of Virginia since August 2018. He previously served as the eleventh dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education from 2013 to 2018.[1][2]
Jim Ryan | |
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9th President of the University of Virginia | |
Assumed office August 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Teresa A. Sullivan |
Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education | |
In office September 1, 2013 ā June 30, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Kathleen McCartney |
Succeeded by | Bridget Terry Long |
Personal details | |
Born | James Edward Ryan (1966-09-21) September 21, 1966 (age 57) |
Spouse | Katie Homer |
Education | Yale University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Ryan is also the author of Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential Questions[3][4] and Five Miles Away, A World Apart: One City, Two Schools, and the Story of Educational Opportunity in Modern America.[2] On September 15, 2017, it was announced that he would replace Teresa Sullivan as the ninth president of the University of Virginia.[5]
His first act upon his inauguration on October 19, 2018, was to announce that in-state undergraduates from families making less than $30,000 per year would receive scholarships covering tuition, room, and board, while those from families making less than $80,000 per year would receive full-tuition scholarships.[6] Starting in fall 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, he enacted strict restrictions on students.[7]