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Jim Kim becomes first Korean-American to lead Ivy League university
By Shin Hae-in
SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- Korean-American Jim Yong Kim has been elected the
president of Dartmouth College, the school announced Tuesday, becoming the first
person of Asian descent to lead an Ivy League university in the United States.
Kim, whose title includes M.D., Ph.D., and chair of the Department of Global
Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, will take office on July 1,
succeeding James Wright, who will step down after 11 years as president of the
college. Kim was elected from among nearly 400 candidates as the 17th Dartmouth
president.
"Jim Yong Kim embodies the ideals of learning, innovation, and service that lie
at the heart of Dartmouth's mission," Ed Haldeman, chair of Dartmouth's Board of
Trustees, said in a press release. "As a passionate educator and physician, he
has had a profound impact on students, faculty, colleagues and fellow health
professionals."
"Jim follows in the long tradition of Dartmouth presidents who have made a
significant mark both in higher education and on the world stage," he added. "We
are confident he is the ideal person to lead the College in today's rapidly
changing environment."
Kim, 49, said he was "honored and humbled to accept the role."
"I look forward to building on the many achievements of Jim Wright and his
predecessors that have made Dartmouth the vibrant, world-class institution it is
today," he said.
Born in Seoul in 1959, Kim immigrated with his family to the United States at the
age of five and grew up in Muscatine, Iowa. Kim trained as both a physician and
anthropologist, receiving his M.D. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He
graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. from Brown University in 1982.
A former senior official at the World Health Organization and co-founder of
Partners In Health, he is internationally acknowledged for his leadership in the
fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and other diseases. In 2004, in recognition
of his accomplishments, he was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the
National Academy of Sciences.
Kim received a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship in 2003 and was named one of
America's 25 "Best Leaders" by U.S. News & World Report in 2005. In 2006, he was
selected as one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World."
Married to Youn-sook Lim, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital Boston, Kim has
two sons.
Dartmouth College, among the eight Ivy Leagues, enrolls approximately 4,100
undergraduates in liberal arts and 1,700 graduate students, according to the
school's Web site.
The school is home to the fourth-oldest medical school in the United States.
hayney@yna.co.kr
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SEOUL, March 3 (Yonhap) -- Korean-American Jim Yong Kim has been elected the
president of Dartmouth College, the school announced Tuesday, becoming the first
person of Asian descent to lead an Ivy League university in the United States.
Kim, whose title includes M.D., Ph.D., and chair of the Department of Global
Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, will take office on July 1,
succeeding James Wright, who will step down after 11 years as president of the
college. Kim was elected from among nearly 400 candidates as the 17th Dartmouth
president.
"Jim Yong Kim embodies the ideals of learning, innovation, and service that lie
at the heart of Dartmouth's mission," Ed Haldeman, chair of Dartmouth's Board of
Trustees, said in a press release. "As a passionate educator and physician, he
has had a profound impact on students, faculty, colleagues and fellow health
professionals."
"Jim follows in the long tradition of Dartmouth presidents who have made a
significant mark both in higher education and on the world stage," he added. "We
are confident he is the ideal person to lead the College in today's rapidly
changing environment."
Kim, 49, said he was "honored and humbled to accept the role."
"I look forward to building on the many achievements of Jim Wright and his
predecessors that have made Dartmouth the vibrant, world-class institution it is
today," he said.
Born in Seoul in 1959, Kim immigrated with his family to the United States at the
age of five and grew up in Muscatine, Iowa. Kim trained as both a physician and
anthropologist, receiving his M.D. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He
graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. from Brown University in 1982.
A former senior official at the World Health Organization and co-founder of
Partners In Health, he is internationally acknowledged for his leadership in the
fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and other diseases. In 2004, in recognition
of his accomplishments, he was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the
National Academy of Sciences.
Kim received a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship in 2003 and was named one of
America's 25 "Best Leaders" by U.S. News & World Report in 2005. In 2006, he was
selected as one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World."
Married to Youn-sook Lim, a pediatrician at Children's Hospital Boston, Kim has
two sons.
Dartmouth College, among the eight Ivy Leagues, enrolls approximately 4,100
undergraduates in liberal arts and 1,700 graduate students, according to the
school's Web site.
The school is home to the fourth-oldest medical school in the United States.
hayney@yna.co.kr
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