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2005:

  1. A conversation with Ruth Simmons of Brown University
    A conversation with Ruth Simmons of Brown University

    with Ruth Simmons on Dec 12, 2005

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    60 min
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1996:

  1. A panel on race in America
    A panel on race in America

    with Carl Rowan, Manning Marable, Ruth Simmons and more on Nov 26, 1996

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    21 min
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  2. A discussion on critical race theory
    A discussion on critical race theory

    with Carl Rowan, Ruth Simmons, Manning Marable and more on Nov 26, 1996

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    17 min
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1995:

  1. A discussion about the role of a college president
    A discussion about the role of a college president

    with Judith Shapiro, Claire Gaudiani and Ruth Simmons on Jul 28, 1995

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    60 min
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Ruth Simmons is the 18th president of Brown University and first black president of an Ivy League institution. According to a January 2007 poll by the Brown Daily Herald, Simmons enjoys a more than 80% approval rating among Brown undergraduates.

In 2001, “Time” named Simmons as America’s best college president, while in 2002, Newsweek selected her as a Ms. Woman of the Year. Prior to her presidential post at Brown, Simmons was president of Smith College from 1995 to 2001 (the first African-American woman to head a top ranked college or university. Simmons also serves on the boards of Texas Instruments, Pfizer Inc., and Goldman Sachs.

Source-Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Simmons