Gregory J. Vincent

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Gregory J. Vincent
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Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement, University of Texas at Austin
In office
July 2005 – July 2017
Assumed office
July 17, 2017
Personal details
BornNew York City, New York
Alma materHobart College (B.A.)
Ohio State University (J.D.)
University of Pennsylvania (Ed.D)
OccupationProfessor
Lawyer
Administrator

Gregory J. Vincent (born in New York City, New York) is the Executive Director of the Civil Rights and Education Initiative and Professor at the University of Kentucky.[1] He is also director for the University of Kentucky Senior Diversity Officer Leadership Graduate Certificate.[2] As well, Vincent is CEO of a consulting firm, Vincent Strategies.

Vincent served as the forty-eighth Grand Sire Archon of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity.[3] He also served as the twenty-seventh President of the Hobart College and the sixteenth of William Smith College. Vincent is a national expert on civil rights, social justice and campus culture.[4]

Education[]

A native of New York City, Vincent attended public school and graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1979.

He received his bachelor's degree in history and economics from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1983. At the Colleges, he was on the Hobart basketball, cross-country and track & field teams. He also served as a resident assistant. When he graduated, he was presented with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award.[4]

Vincent then received his J.D. degree from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 1987 and his Ed.D. degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004.[4] He is a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

Career[]

Vincent recently served at The University of Texas at Austin as Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community College Leadership and Professor of Law. During his appointment from 2005-2017, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement grew to encompass a $50 million budget and more than 400 employees, 50 units, and 300 community partners and is now recognized as a national model.[5] While at the University of Texas, Vincent served as a spokesperson[6][7] for the Fisher v. University of Texas case that was argued twice before the Supreme Court [see Fisher v. University of Texas (2013) and Fisher v. University of Texas (2016)].

From 2003 to 2005, Vincent served as vice provost for institutional equity and diversity and law professor at the University of Oregon.[8] From 1999 to 2003, Vincent served as vice provost for academic affairs and campus diversity and law professor at the Louisiana State University. From 1995 to 1999, he served as assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[9]

Prior to entering academia, Vincent served as the assistant attorney general in the Office of the Ohio Attorney General where he successfully argued several major civil rights cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio.[5] These included Little Forest Medical Center of Akron v. Ohio Civil Rights Commission[10] and The State, Ex Rel. Natalina Food Company, Appellant, v. Ohio Civil Rights.[11]

Awards and service[]

In 2016, he was named the Educator of the Year by the University of Pennsylvania and received the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Distinguished Service Award in 2012.[citation needed]

Controversy[]

In 2018, Vincent was accused of plagiarizing several parts of his dissertation by an anonymous source claiming to be a Hobart and William Smith Colleges faculty member.[12] Several media outlets confirmed that passages from his dissertation were copied verbatim from other scholars. [13] [14] [15]

However, based on a review conducted by Penn's Graduate School of Education faculty members, Vincent was given the opportunity to make revisions to the literature review portion of his dissertation, under Penn Graduate School of Education faculty supervision, which were completed to their satisfaction and meant his degree now stands.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "University of Kentucky Launches Civil Rights and Education Initiative with NAACP – UK College of Education". education.uky.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  2. ^ "Innovative Doctorate Focuses on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Development – UK College of Education". education.uky.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. ^ "History of the Boulé". Sigma Pi Phi. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Dr. Gregory Vincent '83 Named President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges". Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dr. Vincent's Biography". The University of Texas at Austin. Archived from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Gregory J. Vincent Named Next President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges". UT News. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  7. ^ "Supreme Court Upholds UT Austin Admissions Policy". Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  8. ^ "Vincent '83 Becomes Vice Provost at the University of Oregon". www2.hws.edu.
  9. ^ "Congratulations, Brother Gregory J. Vincent". Alpha Phi Alpha. 21 April 2017.
  10. ^ "LITTLE FOREST MEDICAL CTR | 61 Ohio St.3d 607 (1991) | st3d6071570 | Leagle.com". Leagle. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  11. ^ "State, ex Rel. Natalina, v. Civil Rights Comm, 55 Ohio St. 3d 98 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  12. ^ Rick Seltzer (29 March 2018). "President Investigated After Anonymous Tip Alleges Plagiarism". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  13. ^ Michael Vasquez (28 March 2018). "Hobart and William Smith Investigates Claims That Its President Plagiarized Dissertation". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  14. ^ Rick Seltzer (29 March 2018). "President Investigated After Anonymous Tip Alleges Plagiarism". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  15. ^ Ryan Skinner (6 April 2018). "Board Investigates President Vincent". The Herald.
  16. ^ Scott Jaschik (24 April 2018). "Ex-President of Hobart Will Keep Doctorate". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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