Tom Gerety
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Tom Gerety | |
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Collegiate Professor at New York University | |
Assumed office 2003 | |
17th President of Amherst College | |
In office 1994–2003 | |
Preceded by | Peter R. Pouncey |
Succeeded by | Anthony W. Marx |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yale University (B.A.) (M.Phil.) (Ph.D.) Yale Law School (J.D.) |
Occupation | Professor Lawyer Administrator |
Tom Gerety, a lawyer, philosopher, is the former president of both Trinity College (Connecticut) (1989-1994) and Amherst College (1994–2003).
After leaving Amherst College, he became the executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice (2003-2005) at New York University School of Law where he is now Collegiate Professor.[1] He is the author of law review articles [2] and The Freshman Who Hated Socrates,[3] a book on liberal arts education.
References
[edit]- ^ Faculty profile law.nyu.edu [dead link]
- ^ Gerety, Tom (1977). "Redefining Privacy". Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. 12: 233.
- ^ Gerety, Tom (2007). The Freshman who Hated Socrates: A College President Reflects on Life in the Liberal Arts. Amherst College Press. ISBN 978-0943184104.