- Judith Rodin
Infobox Person
name = Judith Rodin
image_size = 250 px
caption = "Publicity photo from theRockefeller Foundation "
birth_date = 1944
birth_place =Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania
death_date =
death_place =
occupation = President,Rockefeller Foundation ; Former President,University of Pennsylvania
spouse = [http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty_staff/fulltime_QZ.asp Paul R. Verkuil]Judith Rodin (born 1944) Ph.D., was the first non-interim female president of an
Ivy League university. She served as the seventh president of theUniversity of Pennsylvania from 1994-2004. In 2005 Rodin was named president of theRockefeller Foundation . A Penn alumna, she received her Ph.D. fromColumbia University in 1970.Rodin is credited with expanding and improving the University, creating numerous interdisciplinary programs, and developing new buildings that turned outward to the city. Leading a collaboration with the surrounding community, Rodin encouraged revitalization in University City and West Philadelphia. She also established the Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School and other partnership schools in West Philadelphia, to bring the university's resources to improve education in the area.
During her tenure at Penn, the University tripled its endowment and rose from 16th to 4th in the
U.S. News & World Report college ranking. [ [http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/between/2003/rodin_resigns.html 6/20/03, Judith Rodin to Step Down as President of Penn In June 2004 - Almanac BetweenIssues ] ] Rodin is credited as the critical figure in the revitalization of University City. She changed the university's relationship with the community by investing in community development, turning campus buildings outward to the community, and building collaboration in multiple venues. [ [http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov05/reborn.html A community reborn ] ] Capitalizing upon her influence, Rodin broughtBono , of the rock groupU2 , to address the University during the 2004 commencement ceremonies. [http://u2log.com/archive/penngrad13-thumb.jpg] In her final year at Penn, Rodin's salary was $986,915. [ [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2005/10/14/News/In.Final.Year.Compensation.For.Former.Pres.Neared.1m-2147223.shtml In final year, compensation for former pres. neared $1M - News ] ] At one time, she was the highest paid university president in the country. [ [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2000/11/21/News/Rodins.Pay.Tops.For.Universities-2162138.shtml?norewrite200609232358&sourcedomain=www.dailypennsylvanian.com Rodin's pay tops for universities - News ] ]Professional Highlights
Rodin became president of the
Rockefeller Foundation in March 2005.She is currently on the
Board of Directors ofCitigroup ,AMR Corporation (the parent company ofAmerican Airlines ), andComcast Corporation where she served as the presiding director until 2006. [ [http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/personinfo/FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=939664 Dr Judith Rodin Profile - Forbes.com ] ] Rodin has also served on the Board of Directors for corporations such asAetna ,Electronic Data Systems (EDS) andBlackRock . [ [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/1998/05/15/Resources/Rodin.Juggles.Corporate.Govt.Duties-2168610.shtml?norewrite200609232359&sourcedomain=www.dailypennsylvanian.com Rodin juggles corporate, govt. duties - Resources ] ] She continues to serve as atrustee of theBrookings Institution .Academic
She was Provost of
Yale University from 1992 to 1994, when she moved to Penn. [ [http://www.sas.upenn.edu/home/views/rodin.html School of Arts & Sciences - University of Pennsylvania ] ] She held various professorial and other positions at Yale from 1972 to 1994, including Dean of theGraduate School of Arts and Sciences and Chair of the Department ofPsychology . Rodin has published more than 200 articles and chapters in academic publications and authored or co-authored eleven books. [ [http://www.rockfound.org/about_us/bios/Biography_of_Judith_Rodin.pdf] ] Her most recent book is "Public Discourse in America" (2003).Commencement Speeches & Honorary Degrees
2007
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Dartmouth College [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2007/04/19f.html]2006
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University of Pittsburgh [http://www.pitt.edu/commencement/ceremony/speaker.html]
*Franklin & Marshall [http://www.fandm.edu/x7597.xml]
*Yeshiva University [http://www.yu.edu/commencement/hdrs.asp]2004
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New York University [http://www.nyu.edu/nyutoday/archives/17/14/PageOneStories/commence.html]
*University of Pennsylvania [http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v50/n34/jr_honors.html]
*Brown University [http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/2003-04/03-126.html]Awards & Honors
In 2003, Rodin was presented with the Philadelphia Award, recognizing "citizen [s] of the region who [have] done the most to advance the best and largest interest of the community." [ [http://www.whyy.org/about/pressroom/judith_rodin.html Judith Rodin | WHYY ] ]
Political
In 2004 Rodin was touted as one of Pennsylvania’s best Democratic candidates for the
United States Senate . [ [http://www.politicspa.com/features/shortlist04.htm Democratic Short List '04 ] ] During the lead up to the 2006 United States Senate election, which resulted in the defeat of incumbent Sen. Rick Santorum, Judith Rodin again appeared on the short list among the Democrats' favorites. [ [http://www.politicspa.com/FEATURES/shortlist06sen.htm Long List '06 ] ]Personal
Rodin is married to Paul R. Verkuil [http://www.rockfound.org/Library/Dr._Judith_Rodin_Named_Rockefeller_Foundation_President.pdf#search=%22verkuil%20rodin%22] , a former President of the
College of William and Mary and theAmerican Automobile Association .http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty_staff/fulltime_QZ.asp] Verkuil is a professor at theBenjamin N. Cardozo School of Law , where he served previously as dean.Judith Rodin has one child, Alex Niejelow. [ [http://www.mail-archive.com/univcity@list.purple.com/msg10380.html [UC Re: Judy Joins the Rockefella Foundation ] ]Work at Penn
While Rodin was president, the University of Pennsylvania
outsourced a number of services previously run by the university. Building services were contracted out toTrammell Crow , an arrangement that was ended after four years. [ [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2002/08/29/News/Trammell.Crow.Contract.Ended-2157352.shtml?norewrite200609250036&sourcedomain=www.dailypennsylvanian.com Trammell Crow contract ended - News ] ] The move resulted inlayoffs that led to protests and a lawsuit by angered students and staff. Fact|date=February 2007 Another set of protests stemmed from the layoff of Faculty Club employees when the Club was moved and the University contracted withDoubleTree to operate the Club. [ [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/1999/01/18/Resources/U.Lays.Off.35.Faculty.Club.Employees-2164062.shtml?norewrite200609250030&sourcedomain=www.dailypennsylvanian.com U. lays off 35 Faculty Club employees - Resources ] ] [ [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/1999/02/16/Resources/U.Faculty.Club.Union.Make.No.Progress.In.Talks-2164320.shtml?norewrite200609250030&sourcedomain=www.dailypennsylvanian.com U., Faculty Club union make no progress in talks - Resources ] ] Rodin has a sister named Beverly who is staying at the Abramson Center For Jewish Life. Fact|date=December 2007In 2000, Penn Students Against Sweatshops protested outside Rodin's office after she refused to meet with the group to discuss university purchase of apparel made in sweatshops.Fact|date=February 2007 After a two-week sit-in, Rodin agreed to withdraw from the
Fair Labor Association . Fact|date=February 2007During Rodin's presidency, the Penn administration resisted efforts by graduate students to form a
labor union . [ [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/news/2002/01/09/News/Grad-Students.Go.To.Court.For.The.Right.To.Unionize-2158939.shtml Grad students go to court for the right to unionize - News ] ] TheNational Labor Relations Board initially ruled that graduate students were entitled to hold union elections, yet upon appeal, the NLRB reversed the earlier opinion and held that graduate students were not entitled organize a union. [ [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/news/2002/11/22/News/Grad-Students.Win.Right.To.Unionize-2156330.shtml Grad students win right to unionize - News ] ] [ [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/news/2002/12/06/News/University.Challenges.Nlrb.Ruling.On.Grad.Union-2156210.shtml University challenges NLRB ruling on grad union - News ] ] In response, there was a protest by the graduate student group leading the unionization effort on campus when Rodin's 2003 book "Public Discourse in America" was released. [ [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2003/10/27/News/Graduate.Students.Protest.Rodin.Book.Signing-2153493.shtml Graduate students protest Rodin book signing - News ] ]References
External links
Other Biographical Summaries
* [http://www.rockfound.org/docs/OfficersAndDirectors/Biography_of_Judith_Rodin.pdf Biography from the Rockefeller Foundation]
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Judith_Rodin Profile at Sourcewatch.org]Reviews of Rodin's Tenure at Penn
* [http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/rodin_legacy/ "Rodin legacy" at Penn]
* [http://citypaper.net/articles/2003-07-03/slant.shtml Critical Review of Rodin's Tenure at Penn]
* [http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2003/06/26/Opinion/Reflections.On.Rodins.Era.And.Questions.For.Penns.Future-2154442.shtml?norewrite200609250033&sourcedomain=www.dailypennsylvanian.com Daily Pennsylvanian editorial board Evaluation of Rodin's era]s-ttl|title=President of the
University of Pennsylvania
years=1994–2004Persondata
NAME= Rodin, Judith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Rodin, Judy
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Former President,University of Pennsylvania
DATE OF BIRTH= 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH=
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