Info on New President
Ruscio officially becomes Washington & Lee's 26th president
(AP reports) - Washington & Lee University inaugurated Ken Ruscio as its president on Saturday.Ruscio, 52, is the university's 26th president. Before his appointment, he served four years as dean of the University of Richmond's Jepson School for Leadership Studies.
At his inauguration, Ruscio said he wants to make Washington & Lee combine rigorous intellectual questioning with respect for all.
"The opportunity for higher education indeed our obligation is to model a democratic culture of learning through mutual respect and trust, where we can be critical and skeptical without being dismissive and cynical," he said.
Ruscio got his undergraduate degree in politics at Washington & Lee in 1976, then earned his master's and doctorate degrees at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 1978 and 1983.
The bulk of his career has been spent at Washington & Lee, where he was a professor of politics, assistant dean of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics and dean of freshmen before taking the Jepson School position.
(AP reports) - Washington & Lee University inaugurated Ken Ruscio as its president on Saturday.Ruscio, 52, is the university's 26th president. Before his appointment, he served four years as dean of the University of Richmond's Jepson School for Leadership Studies.
At his inauguration, Ruscio said he wants to make Washington & Lee combine rigorous intellectual questioning with respect for all.
"The opportunity for higher education indeed our obligation is to model a democratic culture of learning through mutual respect and trust, where we can be critical and skeptical without being dismissive and cynical," he said.
Ruscio got his undergraduate degree in politics at Washington & Lee in 1976, then earned his master's and doctorate degrees at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 1978 and 1983.
The bulk of his career has been spent at Washington & Lee, where he was a professor of politics, assistant dean of the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics and dean of freshmen before taking the Jepson School position.
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