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Maurie D. McInnis
American historian and author (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maurie D. McInnis (born January 11, 1966)[1] is an American author and cultural historian. She currently serves as the 24th president of Yale University, succeeding Peter Salovey on July 1, 2024. She previously served as the sixth president of Stony Brook University.[2]
Quick Facts 24th President of Yale University, Succeeded by ...
Maurie McInnis | |
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![]() McInnis in 2020 | |
24th President of Yale University | |
Assumed office July 1, 2024 | |
Succeeded by | Peter Salovey |
6th President of Stony Brook University | |
Assumed office July 1, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Michael Bernstein (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1966-01-11) January 11, 1966 (age 58) |
Education | University of Virginia (BA) Yale University (MA, MPhil, PhD) |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The politics of taste: Classicism in Charleston, South Carolina, 1815-1840 (1996) |
Doctoral advisor | Edward S. Cooke |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Art history |
Institutions | |
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McInnis is a prominent scholar in the cultural history of American art in the colonial and antebellum South, focusing on the history of academia, cultural trends, and slavery.[3]