Jonathan Fanton
Jonathan F. Fanton | |
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46th President of Robert L. Gallucci | |
6th President of The New School for Social Research | |
In office 1982–1999 | |
Preceded by | John R. Everett |
Succeeded by | Bob Kerrey |
Personal details | |
Born | 1943 (age 80–81) |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Jonathan F. Fanton (born 1943) is the immediate past president of the
Early life and career
Born in
Academic and nonprofit leadership
In 1982, Fanton was inaugurated president of The New School for Social Research in New York City, a leadership position that he held for 17 years.[12] One of his signature accomplishments as president was the reconnection of The New School to its European roots through assistance provided to dissident scholars in Eastern and Central Europe, many of whom were leaders of human rights organizations in their home countries.[9] After becoming president of the MacArthur Foundation in 1999, he worked to strengthen the organization’s commitment to a variety of issues, including international justice, human rights, peace and security, biodiversity conservation, and community and economic development.[9][13] From 2009 to 2014, Fanton was interim director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College.[9] From 2014 to 2019, he served as the president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest learned societies and independent policy research centers in the United States.[1] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2015.[14]
Scholarship
Fanton is the author of Foundations and Civil Society, Volumes I and II (MacArthur Foundation, 2008) and The University and Civil Society, Volumes I and II (New School for Social Research, 1995, 2002). He is also co-editor of John Brown: Great Lives Observed (Prentice-Hall, 1973) and The Manhattan Project: A Documentary Introduction to the Atomic Age (McGraw-Hill, 1991).
References
- ^ a b "American Academy of Arts and Sciences picks new president". Boston Globe. April 17, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "People in the News (4/20/14): Appointments and Promotions". Philanthropy News Digest. April 20, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "2009 Annual Report". Security Council Report Annual Report. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ Fanton, Jonathan F. (September 13, 1998). "Letter to the editor: Financial-Aid Partnership Keeps Higher Education Within Reach". New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- Scholars At Risk. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Alphabetical Index of Active Members" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Staff directory, Jonathan Fanton". Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Extraordinary Alumnus to Lead the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Dr. Jonathan Fanton". International Criminal Court. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "American Academy of Arts and Sciences Names New President". New York Times. April 17, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "MacArthur Foundation's Fanton to End his Tenure as President". Chicago Tribune. June 24, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Past Presidents". MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved February 19, 2021.