Ana Mari Cauce

Ana Mari Cauce (born January 11, 1956) is an American psychologist, college administrator and the 33rd and current president of the University of Washington.[1] Appointed in 2015, Cauce is the first permanent woman president,[2] the first gay, and the first ethnic minority president of the University of Washington.[3][4]

Ana Mari Cauce
33rd President of the University of Washington
Assumed office
October 13, 2015
Preceded byMichael K. Young
Personal details
Born (1956-01-11) January 11, 1956
Havana, Cuba
Spouse(s)Susan Joslyn
ResidenceSeattle, Washington
Alma materYale University
University of Miami
ProfessionUniversity Administrator
Professor
WebsiteOffice of the President, UW

Early life and education

Cauce was born in Havana, Cuba, to Vicente Cauce, minister of education under Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista, and Ana Cauce (née Vivanco).[5] When she was three years old, her family, including her brother Cesar, fled the island during the Cuban revolution. She grew up in Miami, Florida, where her father, who held a PhD, worked first as a custodian. Eventually both parents worked in a shoe factory.[6]

in 1977, Cauce earned a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in English from the University of Miami. In 1979, she earned a Master of Science in psychology and in 1982 a Master of Philosophy from Yale University. In 1984, she earned a PhD doctorate from Yale University in psychology, with a concentration in child clinical and community psychology.[6][7] While at Yale, she studied with Edmund W. Gordon.[8]

Career

Cauce began her teaching career as a lecturer at the University of Delaware. In 1986, she moved to Seattle to work as an associate professor at the University of Washington, where she gained tenure in 1990. In 1996 she was named chair of the American Ethnic Studies department. She later became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.[8]

In 2007, Cauce helped launch The Husky Promise, a tuition-funding program at the university.[9]

In 2012, she became Provost of the University of Washington.[9]

On October 13, 2015, Cauce was appointed president of the University of Washington by its Board of Regents. She had served as interim president since March 2015, when her predecessor Michael Young announced his departure.[2][10] She is the first permanent woman president, and is also the first gay and first Hispanic selected as president. In 2017, the university settled a public records lawsuit related to the selection of Cauce.[11]

Personal life

In 1979, Cauce's older brother, César Cauce, a well-known communist activist, was killed in the Greensboro massacre.[3] He and the other three white male victims were buried in Greensboro at a traditionally black cemetery.[12]

Cauce is married to professor Susan Joslyn, her partner since 1989.[13] Cauce came out as gay to her mother after her brother was killed. She later said that her mother responded: "Now both of my children are dead." Cauce described the comment as "scathingly hurtful" but has said that her mother eventually grew to accept and embrace her choice of partner.

Leadership positions
  • Museum of Pop Culture (f/k/a Experience Music Project), Trustee
  • Museum of Pop Culture, Board Vice President

Works and publications
  • Cauce, Ana Mari (1984). Early Adolescents' Social Networks and Networking: Contributions to Social Competence (Thesis/dissertation). New Haven, CT: Yale University. OCLC 36818123.
Selected articles

References
  1. "University of Washington establishes several firsts by choosing woman president -- who is also gay". The Oregonian. The Associated Press. 13 October 2016.
  2. "University of Washington names Cauce as president". KHQ-TV. The Associated Press. 13 October 2015.
  3. Wagner, Dave (19 March 2016). "UW president breaking barriers" (includes video). KIRO-TV.
  4. Coughlan, Sean (1 June 2016). "The gay Cuban-American breaking barriers in Washington". BBC News.
  5. Long, Katherine (12 February 2015). "UW appoints provost Ana Mari Cauce as interim president". The Seattle Times.
  6. Kamb, Lewis (13 October 2015). "Ana Mari Cauce new UW president; popular on, off campus". The Seattle Times.
  7. "Curriculum vitae Ana Mari Cauce" (PDF). University of Washington.
  8. Sudermann, Hannelore (December 2015). "Presidential Precedent" (PDF). Columns: University of Washington Alumni Magazine. University of Washington. pp. 24–27.
  9. "Ana Mari Cauce" (video). UW-360 University of Washington Television. 18 December 2013.
  10. Helm, Leslie (June 2015). "Executive Q&A: The UW's Ana Mari Cauce". Seattle Business Magazine.
  11. Long, Katherine (May 11, 2017). "UW didn't vote on president in secret; lawsuit reveals it had just one candidate". The Seattle Times.
  12. Bermanzohn, Sally Avery (2003). Through Survivors' Eyes: From the Sixties to the Greensboro Massacre. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 978-1-423-72948-8. OCLC 61895499.
  13. "Rare choice: Could UW's next president come from within?". The Seattle Times. 26 September 2015.
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