Gregory Howard Williams is the 27th President of the University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati

The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....

. He assumed his current role on November 1, 2009.

President Williams previously served as the 11th President of the City College of New York whose term started in August 2001. He earned his J.D. and Ph.D. from George Washington University

George Washington University

The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...

. He wrote an autobiography, Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black. The book was named Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

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in 1995.

Books

• 1995. Life on the Color Line : the true story of a white boy who discovered he was black. New York, N.Y. : Dutton. ISBN 0525938508
• 1986. The Iowa Guide to Search and Seizure, Iowa City : University of Iowa. ISBN 0874140447
• 1984. The Law and Politics of Police Discretion, Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313240701

Articles

• A Line Through a Nation’s Soul'', Los Angeles Times, October 29, 2003

External links

• Holmes, Marie, "College President Series: Gregory H. Williams: President, City College", Education Update, October 2002 issue
• Peale, Cliff "UC set to name new president", Cincinnati Enquirer, September 8, 2009.