Nicholas Dirks

Nicholas Dirks
10th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley
In office
June 1, 2013 – June 1, 2017
Preceded byRobert J. Birgeneau
Succeeded byCarol T. Christ
Personal details
Born (1950-02-14) February 14, 1950 (age 74)
Illinois, U.S.
SpouseJanaki Bakhle
EducationWesleyan University (BA)
University of Chicago (MA, PhD)
Academic background
ThesisLittle kingdoms of South India: Political authority and social relations in the southern Tamil countryside (1981)
Doctoral advisorBernard Cohn
Academic work
DisciplineHistorical anthropology
Institutions
Main interestsBritish colonial rule
Notable worksThe Scandal of Empire (2006)

Nicholas B. Dirks (born February 14, 1950) is an American academic and a former Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley. Dirks is the author of numerous books on South Asian history and culture, primarily concerned with the impact of British colonial rule. In June 2020, Dirks was named president and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences.[1]

  1. ^ Dirks, Nicholas (June 1, 2020). "Letter to the Community". nyas.org. Retrieved June 6, 2020.