Earl Lewis
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Earl Lewis | |
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Academic background | |
Alma mater | Concordia College, University of Minnesota |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Institutions | University of California at Berkeley, University of Michigan, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |
Earl Lewis is the founding director of the Center for Social Solutions and professor of history at the University of Michigan.[1] He was president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation from 2013 to 2018.[2] Before his appointment as the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Lewis served for over eight years as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and as the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of History and African American Studies at Emory University.[3] He was the university's first African-American provost and at the time the highest-ranking African-American administrator in the university's history.
Education
Earl Lewis graduated with degree in history and psychology from Concordia College. He obtained his PhD in history from the University of Minnesota.
Philanthropic and academic career
Earl Lewis became the sixth President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in March 2013. Under his guidance, the Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to the humanities, the arts, and higher education by emphasizing the importance of continuity and change. A noted social historian, Mr. Lewis has held faculty appointments at the
He is the author and co-editor of seven books, including The African American Urban Experience: Perspectives from the Colonial Period to the Present (with
A native of Tidewater, Virginia, Lewis earned an undergraduate degree in history and psychology from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and a PhD in history from the University of Minnesota. He has been a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2008.
In 2015, Lewis was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Rutgers University-Newark Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from University of Cincinnati and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Dartmouth College; he also received an honorary Doctor of Humanities from Concordia College in 2002; Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota in 2001; and the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award from the University of Michigan in 1999.
Positions currently and formerly held
He is a current or past member of a number of editorial boards and boards of directors, including the
Awards
Lewis is a member of the
Lewis was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden on March 21, 2023. Biden awarded Lewis this medal because of his contributions to the field of Black history and his commitment to diversity in academia.[4]
References
- ^ "Earl Lewis to Launch the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan". Mellon News. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ^ Center, Foundation (2017-09-15). "Earl Lewis to Step Down as Mellon Foundation President". Philanthropy News Digest (PND). Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ^ Sauder, Ron (Summer 2012). "Emory Provost to Lead Mellon Foundation". Emory Magazine. Emory University | Atlanta GA. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ^ "Biden awards medal to Concordia College grad at White House ceremony". InForum. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2024-06-11.