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First female provost to start at RIT in August
First female provost to start at RIT in August
Listen to this articleA Clemson University administrator will become the first woman ever to hold the title of provost at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Ellen Granberg, currently senior associate provost at Clemson, starts work Aug. 19 as RIT’s top academic officer. She was chosen after a national search.
“I am honored to be chosen,” Granberg said. “I was attracted to RIT by its very positive upward trajectory over the past 10 years. As provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, I hope to continue this momentum by helping to lead the strategic plan’s academic agenda, growing graduate education and research, sustaining excellence in undergraduate education and leveraging RIT’s strengths in innovation, creativity and cross-disciplinary collaboration.”
The new provost comes with a work history including both academic and industry experience. After earning a bachelor of arts in history from the University of California at Davis, Granberg worked for 11 years in the San Francisco area as a project manager and technical director in software development for Pacific Bell. She then left to advance her academic credentials, earning a Ph.D. in sociology from Vanderbilt University in 2001, followed by joining the faculty at Clemson.
At Clemson, Granberg co-led development and implementation of the university’s strategic plan, created greater focus on research, improved student retention and boosted percentages both of students and faculty from underrepresented groups.
“Dr. Granberg was chosen from a truly outstanding pool of candidates, a testament to RIT’s ability to attract impressive academic talent,” said RIT President David Munson. “She helped Clemson raise its profile, and now she will bring that expertise to RIT and help propel our university into the future.”
Granberg will be moving to the area with her spouse, Sonya Rankin, who retired as a manager in the packaging industry.
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