{{Short description|American academic administrator and president of George Washington University}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ellen Granberg | image = | caption = Granberg in 2023 | office = 19th President of the George Washington University | term_start = July 1, 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Mark S. Wrighton (interim) | successor = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1962}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | education = University of California, Davis (BA)<br />Vanderbilt University (MA, PhD) | spouse = Sonya Rankin<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghaemi |first1=Nikki |title=Students anticipate 'promising' future with Granberg's incoming presidency |url=https://gwhatchet.com/2023/01/17/students-anticipate-promising-future-with-granbergs-incoming-presidency/ |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=The GW Hatchet |date=17 January 2023}}</ref> | module = {{Infobox academic | child=yes | alma_mater = | thesis_title = Identity transformation | thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/251124701/ | thesis_year = 2001 | doctoral_advisor = Peggy Thoits | academic_advisors = | influences = <!--must be referenced from a third party source--> | discipline = Sociology | sub_discipline = | workplaces = {{plainlist| * Vanderbilt University * Clemson University * Rochester Institute of Technology * George Washington University }} }} }}
'''Ellen Marie Granberg''' (born 1962) is an American sociologist and academic administrator who became the 19th president of George Washington University on July 1, 2023.
== Early life and education == Granberg was born in 1962.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Wiggins |first=Christopher |date=July 1, 2024 |title=Ellen Granberg reflects on being GWU's first queer president |url=https://www.advocate.com/people/ellen-granberg-george-washington-university |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref> She has a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis, where she was the editor of the California Aggie. She earned her master's and Ph.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Nick |date=January 11, 2023 |title=Ellen Granberg named president of GWU, the first woman to hold the job |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/01/11/gwu-ellen-granberg-president-rochester/ |access-date=January 12, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Her doctoral thesis was on self identity based on health outcomes<ref>{{Cite web |last=Granberg |first=Ellen Marie |title=Identity transformation due to weight loss |url=https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/discovery/fulldisplay/alma991005544689703276/01VAN_INST:vanui |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu |language=en}}</ref> According to Google Scholar, her research has been cited a total of 2,279 times and she has an h-index of 16 (i.e., 16 publications cited at least 16 times each).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=25p_gfsAAAAJ&hl=en |title=Ellen Granberg}}</ref> Her work has been on microsocial phenomenon on the self image, the identity, the well-being and ultimately the mental health of society but particularly of children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McAllister |first=Cade |title=Granberg, sociologist celebrate research, community engagement at GW |url=https://gwhatchet.com/2023/09/18/granberg-sociologist-celebrate-research-community-engagement-at-gw/ |access-date=September 18, 2023 |website=The GW Hatchet}}</ref>
== Career == In the 1980s and 1990s, Granberg served in the telecommunications industry at the ''Fortune'' 500 firm Pacific Bell and AT&T.<ref name="gwtoday">{{Cite web |title=Ellen Granberg: GW Community's Ambition is 'Inspiring' |publisher=The George Washington University |url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/ellen-granberg-gw-communitys-ambition-inspiring |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=GW Today |language=en}}</ref> She has been an academic administrator for over 25 years and first started her career in academia as a professor of sociology at Clemson University where she worked on nutrition science and obesity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Neegaard |first=Lauran |date=January 25, 2011 |title=No quick fix after 150 years of dieting fads |pages=2 |work=Democrat and Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116534344/no-quick-fix-after-150-years-of-dieting/ |access-date=January 15, 2023}}</ref>
She spent 17 years at Clemson University before moving to Rochester Institute of Technology, where she was named provost in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Finnerty |first=Meghan |date=July 13, 2018 |title=RIT begins $1 billions fundraising effort |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116534636/rit-begins-1-billions-fundraising/],[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116534575/] |work=Democrat and Chronicle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116534636/rit-begins-1-billions-fundraising/ |access-date=January 15, 2023}}</ref> She became the first female provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology.<ref name="gwtoday"/> She is credited for expanding doctoral education and creating new facilities for instruction and research at Rochester Institute of Technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellen Granberg |url=https://www.rit.edu/directory/emgpro-ellen-granberg |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=RIT |language=en}}</ref> In addition to expanding doctoral education and research, Granberg co-led the formation of RIT Certified, which aimed to promote professional mobility. It has a portfolio of alternative education courses, certificate programs and skill-based learning experiences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacob |first=Smriti |date=January 18, 2023 |title=RIT provost named president of George Washington University |url=https://rochesterbeacon.com/2023/01/18/rit-provost-named-president-of-george-washington-university/ |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=Rochester Beacon |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2023, Granberg was named as the incoming president of George Washington University, the first woman and lesbian to hold the position of president at the university; Granberg started on July 2, 2023.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellen Granberg, Ph.D., to Serve as 19th President of the George Washington University |publisher=The George Washington University |url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/ellen-granberg-phd-serve-19th-president-george-washington-university |website=GW Today}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> After a decision by the Atlantic 10 Conference that they would relocate to Washington, D.C. in November 2023, Granberg announced that the men's basketball championships would be hosted by GW in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koretz |first=Sandra |title=A-10 to relocate conference headquarters to DC |url=https://gwhatchet.com/2023/09/11/a-10-to-relocate-conference-headquarters-to-dc/ |access-date=September 11, 2023 |website=The GW Hatchet}}</ref>
After the events of October 7th, GW gained national attention after students associated with the Palestinian liberation movement projected "glory to our martyrs" onto Gelman Library. The student group, Students for Justice in Palestine, was suspended for 90 days after the incident.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sabes |first=Adam |date=2023-11-14 |title=George Washington University suspends SJP chapter after group projected 'Glory to our martyrs' onto building |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/george-washington-university-suspends-sjp-chapter-group-projected-glory-martyrs-building |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> Granberg condemned what she called a "celebration of terrorism." This created outrage from SJP, saying Granberg's view was racist and Islamophobic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Filter |first=Erika |title=Granberg condemns 'celebration of terrorism' on campus |url=https://gwhatchet.com/2023/10/12/granberg-condemns-celebration-of-terror-on-campus/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=The GW Hatchet}}</ref> Granberg stated that she wanted to expel the student activists during a conversation with alumni.<ref>{{cite web | title=Instagram | url=https://www.instagram.com/gwuscpalestine/reel/C04nj7UR0c5/ }}</ref>
== Personal life == Granberg met Sonya Rankin in November 1999 in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref name=":1" /> They married in 2016 following the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States.<ref name=":1" />
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== External links == * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DPv_8EPGck Welcoming Dr. Ellen Granberg as the 19th President of the George Washington University], January 11, 2023 - YouTube video * {{Google Scholar ID|id=25p_gfsAAAAJ&hl}}
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