Grant Cornwell is an American educator, academic, and liberal education advocate. Since 2015, he has served as the 15th president[1] of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, following his role as president of the College of Wooster in Ohio. Previously, he was vice president and professor of philosophy at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.
Grant H. Cornwell Jr. | |
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| 15th President of Rollins College | |
| Assumed office July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis M. Duncan |
| 11th President of The College of Wooster | |
| In office July 2007 – June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | R. Stanton Hales |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Bolton |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | St. Lawrence University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
| Website | Office of the President |
Scholarship
editCornwell's scholarship and teaching lie in the areas of human rights, globalization, and liberal education. He has authored numerous scholarly articles[2] and his works have been cited in hundreds of publications.[3]
Cornwell is co-editor of two books: Global Multiculturalism: Comparative Perspectives on Ethnicity, Race, and Nation[4] and Democratic Education in an Age of Difference: Redefining Citizenship in Higher Education.[5] He is the author of Sugar Estates of St. Kitts: a Photo Essay of Plantation Heritage Sites.[6]
Advocacy
editCornwell has been involved with a number of initiatives and leadership groups in higher education. He is a past board member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Cornwell has also served on the Council on Foreign Relations’ Global Literacy Advisory Board and the American Council on Education’s Commission on International Initiatives.
Education
editCornwell received his B.A. in Philosophy and Biology from St. Lawrence University[7] and his Masters and Ph.D., also in Philosophy, from the University of Chicago. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from College of Wooster in 2017, and a second from St. Lawrence University in 2022.
References
edit- ^ Rick (2015-03-05). "Grant H. Cornwell Named 15th President Of Rollins College". The Park Press. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "WorldCat Identities, "Cornwell, Grant Hermans"".
- ^ "Grant Cornwell". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ Global multiculturalism : comparative perspectives on ethnicity, race, and nation. Grant Hermans Cornwell, Eve Walsh Stoddard. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2000. ISBN 978-1-4616-3678-6. OCLC 1253441762.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Democratic education in an age of difference : redefining citizenship in higher education. Grant Hermans Cornwell (1st ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1997. ISBN 0-7879-0850-9. OCLC 35910067.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Sugar estates of St. Kitts : a photo essay of plantation heritage sites | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "Grant Cornwell Jr. '79". www.stlawu.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-29.