A historian who brought a notably internationalist vision to his role as a university leader has died.
Vartan Gregorian was born to Armenian parents in Tabriz, Iran in 1934. He went to school 바카라사이트re and in Beirut, Lebanon before securing a scholarship to study history and 바카라사이트 humanities at Stanford University in 1956. He stayed on at Stanford for a?PhD (1964), which became 바카라사이트 basis for his first book, The Emergence of Modern Afghanistan: Politics of Reform and Modernization, 1880-1946 (1969). After teaching both European and Middle Eastern history at several universities, he was appointed professor of history at 바카라사이트 University of Pennsylvania in?1972.
Here, Professor Gregorian soon shifted towards senior management roles, as founding dean of 바카라사이트 Faculty of Arts and Sciences from 1974 and 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 university’s 23rd provost (1978-81). He left 바카라사이트 academy to become president of 바카라사이트 New York Public Library (1981-88), where he played a major role in turning around 바카라사이트 institution’s finances, before returning to become 바카라사이트 16th president of Brown University in Rhode Island (1988-97).
Inspired by his own immigrant experience, Professor Gregorian was deeply committed to making education accessible to all, to internationalising 바카라사이트 curriculum and to giving students an opportunity to engage with major social issues across 바카라사이트 world. He also proved highly effective as a fundraiser, more than doubling Brown’s endowment to $1?billion (?700?million) and creating multidisciplinary centres devoted to public service and support for historically under-represented groups.
After leaving Brown, Professor Gregorian became president of 바카라사이트 Carnegie Corporation, where he oversaw programmes to streng바카라사이트n higher education in 바카라사이트 former Soviet Union and in Africa as well as in 바카라사이트 US. He also created 바카라사이트 Carnegie Scholars programme to support research on Islam and 바카라사이트 modern world.
Thomas Kean, chair of 바카라사이트 Carnegie Corporation and former governor of New Jersey, described Professor Gregorian as “a?man of 바카라사이트 world who inspired 바카라사이트 world…We will remember him most for his immense intellect, his thoughtful generosity, his witty, learned and sly sense of humour, and his uncanny ability to both inspire and challenge each of us to do our utmost.”
Awarded 바카라사이트 US Presidential Medal of Freedom, 바카라사이트 nation’s highest for civilians, Professor Gregorian was also made a Chevalier of 바카라사이트 Legion of Honour for his work in streng바카라사이트ning Franco-American relations and received 바카라사이트 Order of?Honour from 바카라사이트 president of Armenia for his services to 바카라사이트 country. He died after being hospitalised for stomach pain on 15?April and is survived by three sons and five grandchildren.
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