Maurie D. McInnis

Maurie McInnis
McInnis in 2020
24th President of Yale University
Assumed office
July 1, 2024
Preceded byPeter Salovey
6th President of Stony Brook University
In office
July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2024
Preceded bySamuel L. Stanley
Michael Bernstein (interim)
Succeeded byRichard Levis McCormick (interim)
Personal details
Born (1966-01-11) January 11, 1966 (age 58)
EducationUniversity of Virginia (BA)
Yale University (PhD)
Academic background
ThesisThe politics of taste: Classicism in Charleston, South Carolina, 1815-1840 (1996)
Doctoral advisorEdward S. Cooke
Academic work
DisciplineArt history
Institutions

Maurie D. McInnis (born January 11, 1966)[1] is an American author and cultural historian. She currently serves as the 24th president of Yale University, succeeding Peter Salovey on July 1, 2024. She previously served as the sixth president of Stony Brook University.[2]

McInnis is a scholar in the cultural history of American art in the colonial and antebellum South, focusing on the history of academia, cultural trends, and slavery.[3]

  1. ^ Independent, Paul Bass | New Haven (May 29, 2024). "Yale names Maurie McInnis new president". CT Mirror. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
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