Ralph Hexter
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Ralph J. Hexter is a professor of classics
and the former president of Hampshire College
.
, a B.A. and an M.A. from Oxford University's Corpus Christi College
, followed by an MPhil and a PhD from Yale University
.
He taught classics and comparative literature at the University of Colorado at Boulder
and at Yale University. He was also the Executive Dean of Letters and Science and Dean of Arts and Humanities at the University of California, Berkeley
. Hexter assumed the Hampshire College presidency on August 1, 2005. As is required of a president by Hampshire's constitution, Hexter was also a full-time professor in classics and literature.
He is involved with the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts, Phi Beta Kappa, the American Philological Association
, and the National Conference for Community and Justice
.
He is openly gay
.
On August 2, 2010, Hexter announced his resignation as president of Hampshire. On August 20, Hampshire College announced that Marlene Gerber Fried would serve as acting president and that Hexter would be on sabbatical beginning on September 1.
On November 22, 2010, it was announced that Ralph Hexter would be the next University of California, Davis
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor.
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
and the former president of Hampshire College
Hampshire College
Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1965 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts...
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Biography
Ralph Hexter received an A.B. from Harvard CollegeHarvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
, a B.A. and an M.A. from Oxford University's Corpus Christi College
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
, followed by an MPhil and a PhD from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
.
He taught classics and comparative literature at the University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
and at Yale University. He was also the Executive Dean of Letters and Science and Dean of Arts and Humanities at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. Hexter assumed the Hampshire College presidency on August 1, 2005. As is required of a president by Hampshire's constitution, Hexter was also a full-time professor in classics and literature.
He is involved with the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts, Phi Beta Kappa, the American Philological Association
American Philological Association
The American Philological Association , founded in 1869, is a non-profit North American scholarly organization devoted to all aspects of Greek and Roman civilization...
, and the National Conference for Community and Justice
National Conference for Community and Justice
The National Conference for Community and Justice is a national, human relations, non-profit organization in the United States. Its mission is to fight bias, bigotry, and racism and promote understanding and respect through advocacy, conflict resolution, and education.The NCCJ was founded in 1927...
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He is openly gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
.
On August 2, 2010, Hexter announced his resignation as president of Hampshire. On August 20, Hampshire College announced that Marlene Gerber Fried would serve as acting president and that Hexter would be on sabbatical beginning on September 1.
On November 22, 2010, it was announced that Ralph Hexter would be the next University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor.