Philip Hanlon | |
|---|---|
 Hanlon in 2012 | |
| 18thPresident of Dartmouth College | |
| In office June 10, 2013 – June 11, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Yong Kim |
| Succeeded by | Sian Beilock |
| 13th Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of theUniversity of Michigan | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Teresa A. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Martha E. Pollack |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-04-10)April 10, 1955 (age 69) [citation needed] Gouverneur, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Dartmouth College (AB) California Institute of Technology (MA,PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Michigan Dartmouth College |
| Thesis | Applications of the Quaternions to the Study of Imaginary Quadratic Ring Class Groups (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Olga Taussky-Todd |
Philip James Hanlon (born April 10, 1955) is an Americanmathematician,computer scientist, and academic administrator, who served as the 18th president ofDartmouth College, hisalma mater, from June 2013 until June 2023.[1][2] Previously, he served as the 13th provost and executive vice president for academic affairs of theUniversity of Michigan from 2010 to 2013.[3]
Hanlon was born and raised inGouverneur, New York.[4] He attendedDartmouth College, graduatingPhi Beta Kappa with aBachelor of Arts in 1977. While an undergraduate, he was a member ofAlpha Delta,[5] the fraternity that was a partial inspiration for the 1978 filmAnimal House. He earned adoctorate at theCalifornia Institute of Technology in 1981. His doctoral dissertationApplications of the Quaternions to the Study of Imaginary Quadratic Ring Class Groups was supervised byOlga Taussky-Todd.[6]
After completing his postdoctoral work at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Hanlon joined the faculty of theUniversity of Michigan in 1986. He moved from associate professor to full professor in 1990. He was the Donald J. Lewis Professor of Mathematics. He was the associate dean for planning and finance for theUniversity of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts from 2001 to 2004 and the vice provost from 2004 to 2010. In 2010, he was appointed as the provost of the University of Michigan. In June 2013 he became the 18th president of Dartmouth College. On January 25, 2022, Hanlon announced he would be stepping down as president in June 2023.[7]
