Garry Jenkins
Garry Jenkins | |
|---|---|
| 9th President of Bates College | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | A. Clayton Spencer |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Haverford College (BA) Harvard Kennedy School (MPP) Harvard Law School (JD) |
Garry William Jenkins is an American attorney, educator, and higher education administrator. He is the ninth president of Bates College, and the first Black person and first openly gay person to lead the institution.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Garry William Jenkins was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Leslie Jenkins, a high school teacher, and Garry Jenkins, a computer programmer.[3][1] He attended Delbarton School.[4] In 1992, Jenkins graduated from Haverford College with a bachelor's degree in political science. He then went on to Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School, where he graduated in 1998 with a JD cum laude and Master's in Public Policy. At Harvard, was the editor-in-chief of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review.[5]
Career
[edit]Legal career
[edit]After graduating from Harvard, Jenkins clerked for Timothy K. Lewis of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.[5] He then spent three years as an associate attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett before serving as chief operating officer and general counsel at the Goldman Sachs Foundation.
Academia
[edit]After two years at the Goldman Sachs Foundation, Jenkins joined the faculty at Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2004. In 2016, Jenkins became the dean of the University of Minnesota Law School. As dean, Jenkins oversaw the largest fundraising campaign in the school's history and its endowment doubled.[6]
Bates College presidency
[edit]In March 2023, Jenkins was announced as the ninth president of Bates College, succeeding Clayton Spencer who had been president since 2012. Jenkins became the first Black and openly gay person to lead the institution in its history.[7] He assumed office on July 1, 2023. His inauguration was delayed by six months after the 2023 Lewiston shootings, where 19 people were killed.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Jenkins is married to Jon Lee, a law professor at the University of Maine School of Law.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Stires, Deirdre (May 4, 2024). "Bates College installs Garry W. Jenkins as ninth president". Bates News. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ Charnosky, Christine. "Minnesota Law Dean to Become Both the First Black President and First Gay President of Bates College". Law.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ "Garry Jenkins selected as ninth president of Bates College". Bates News. March 1, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ Fiddes, Jessica (May 6, 2024). "Garry Jenkins '88 Installed as Bates College President". Delbarton School. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ a b "Jenkins, Garry". University of Minnesota Law School. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ "Garry W. Jenkins". Office of the President. June 28, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ Collins, Steve (May 4, 2024). "Garry Jenkins formally installed as 9th president of Bates College". Lewiston Sun Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ Maine Law. "Professor Jon Lee joins Maine Law bringing his passion for teaching and public service with him". University of Maine School of Law. Retrieved May 31, 2025.