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Douglas A. Hicks

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Douglas A. Hicks
19th President of Davidson College
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byCarol Quillen
Personal details
EducationDavidson College
Duke University
Harvard University
ProfessionProfessor
Academic administrator

Douglas A. Hicks is an American theologian who is president of Davidson College.

Hicks became the 19th president of Davidson College on August 1, 2022.[1] He previously served as Dean of Oxford College of Emory University and the Charles R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Religion at Emory. Before that, he was Professor of Religion and Senior Advisor for Academic Initiatives at Colgate University in Hamilton NY. He served as Colgate's Provost and Dean of the Faculty from 2012 through 2015. From 1998 through 2012, Hicks was Professor of Leadership Studies and Religion at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond.

Education and career

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An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), Hicks holds an A.B. degree with honors in economics from Davidson College, an M.Div. degree, summa cum laude, from Duke University, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in religion, ethics and economics from Harvard University. During the spring of 2003, he served as visiting assistant professor of religion and society at Harvard Divinity School.

He is the author of four books: Inequality and Christian Ethics (2000), Religion and the Workplace (2003), With God on All Sides: Leadership in a Devout and Diverse America (2009), and Money Enough: Everyday Practices for Living Faithfully in the Global Economy (2010).

His articles have appeared in The Leadership Quarterly, The Journal of Religious Ethics, World Development and The Journal of Ecumenical Studies.

Works

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  • "Mr. Obama's Inauguration". Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 18, 2009. Archived from the original on November 19, 2009.
  • "Leadership in a Devout and Diverse City". Richmond Magazine. 2008-12-24.
  • Douglas A. Hicks, Mark Valeri (2008). "Global Poverty and Bono's Celebrity Activism". Global Neighbors. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8028-6033-0.

Books

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References

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  1. ^ Davidson, Davidson College The Davidson College wordmark; USA894-2000, North Carolina 28035. "Davidson College's 19th President, Doug Hicks, Takes the Helm Today". Davidson. Retrieved 2022-08-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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