George Sumner Bridges

George Sumner Bridges (born September 16, 1950) is an American sociologist and the President of The Evergreen State College. He has served in this role since October 1, 2015.[1]

Education

A native of Seattle, Washington, Bridges earned his B.A. degree from the University of Washington, and a M.A. in criminology and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.[2]

Government service

While completing his doctoral work, he served 5 years as a social scientist in the U.S. Department of Justice in the staff office of the United States Attorney General (over the Ford, Carter and Reagan Administrations). One of his roles was Assistant Administrator of the Federal Justice Research Program, conducting, designing and funding research on federal legal policy.

Academic career

In 1981, Bridges accepted his first academic appointment in sociology at Case Western Reserve University. In 1982, he moved to his alma mater, the University of Washington, with an appointment in the department of sociology.[3] At UW, he rose to the rank of professor and Associate Dean and Associate Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education. In 2000, he was appointed Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education.[4]

Bridges’ scholarly work has examined crime and its measurement as well as law and the administration of law and justice. He has published articles in leading professional journals and several books[5][6] on these subjects. He studies the causes of racial disparities in imprisonment, identifying the mechanisms by which perceptual biases of racial and ethnic minorities give rise to disproportionately punitive outcomes for minority defendants in criminal cases.[7] These studies of his prompted changes in the laws of state of Washington and federal legal policies on the administration of juvenile justice.[8]

As Dean and Vice Provost at the University of Washington, he led initiatives to advance innovation in teaching and learning for undergraduate students.[9]

Bridges served as president of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2015.[10][11] In March 2015, he was named president of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington,[12] succeeding Thomas L. "Les" Purce.[13]

Whitman College

George Bridges joined Whitman College in 2005 as its 13th president, replacing Tom Cronin.[14] At Whitman, Bridges led the college’s $150 million fundraising campaign,[15] which reported $157 million raised as of March 31, 2015.[16] During his tenure, the college opened the Glover Alston Center (2010);[17][18] launched initiatives and dedicated funding for innovation in teaching, such as the Cross-Disciplinary Learning and Teaching Initiative;[19] established the college's Global Studies Initiative with a $345,000 grant[20] from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation[21] and expanded academic programs in the life sciences[22] and computer science.[23][24] The Whitman College Student Engagement Center was also established during Bridges' tenure which, in 2014, offered 120 paid summer internships to Whitman students.[25] In May 2012, Bridges secured a Mellon Grant for $150,000[26] for "Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities" with a focus on "Presidential Leadership."

Appointments

While serving at Whitman College, Bridges was appointed to the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) in 2009. In 2013 he was named Vice Chair of the Annapolis Group of the nation’s 100 leading liberal arts colleges and served as Chair of the Annapolis Group in 2014-15. He serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Independent Colleges of Washington.[27] He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce in the city of Walla Walla, Washington, the home of Whitman College.[28]

Publications

Personal life

Dr. Bridges is married to Dr. Kari Tupper. The couple has four children: Anna, James, Lauren and Seth.[29]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article26115502.html
  2. ↑ "Whitman College picks UW dean as president". Seattle Times.
  3. ↑ "George Bridges". washington.edu.
  4. ↑ Roseth, Bob, and Steve Hill (April 11, 2012). "Bridges brings rich history to post". University of Washington.
  5. ↑ "Inequality, Crime, And Social Control (Crime and Society): George S Bridges, Martha A Myers: 9780813320052: Amazon.com: Books". amazon.com.
  6. ↑ "SAGE: Criminal Justice: Readings: George S. Bridges: 9780803990807". SAGE.
  7. ↑ "Bridges' Scholarly Work". Google Scholar.
  8. ↑ "Disproportionate minority confinement : 2002 update : summary". WorldCat.
  9. ↑ "Colleagues say Bridges tough to replace". The Daily.
  10. ↑ "George Bridges". Whitman College.
  11. ↑ "Whitman president Bridges stepping down". The Seattle Times.
  12. ↑ "Whitman College president picked to lead Evergreen State College". The Seattle Times.
  13. ↑ "George Bridges Named Next President of The Evergreen State College". evergreen.edu.
  14. ↑ "The Seattle Times: Education: Whitman College picks UW dean as president". seattletimes.com.
  15. ↑ "Whitman College announces $150-Million fundraising campaign". Whitman College.
  16. ↑ "Now Is the Time". Whitman College.
  17. ↑ "Construction History". Whitman College.
  18. ↑ "Glover Alston Center". Whitman College.
  19. ↑ "Cross-Disciplinary Learning and Teaching Initiative". Whitman College.
  20. ↑ "Global Studies : Whitman College - The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation". mellon.org.
  21. ↑ "About the Global Studies Initiative". Whitman College.
  22. ↑ "HHMI Interdisciplinary Life Science Grant". Whitman College.
  23. ↑ "Microsoft helps Whitman College establish computer science chair". The Seattle Times.
  24. ↑ Taylor Soper. "Whitman College raises $8M from Microsoft, other donors to launch computer science program". GeekWire.
  25. ↑ "2014 Summer Internships". Whitman College.
  26. ↑ "Mid-Career President: Learning & Development : Whitman College - The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation". mellon.org.
  27. ↑ "ICW Board of Directors". icwashington.org.
  28. ↑ "Board of Directors". Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce.
  29. ↑ "Biography and Curriculum Vitae". Whitman College.
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