274:, from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2015, replacing Tom Cronin. At Whitman, Bridges led the college’s $ 150 million fundraising campaign, which reported $ 157 million raised as of March 31, 2015. During his tenure, the college opened the Glover Alston Center (2010); launched initiatives and dedicated funding for innovation in teaching, such as the Cross-Disciplinary Learning and Teaching Initiative; established the college's Global Studies Initiative with a $ 345,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and expanded academic programs in the life sciences and computer science. The Whitman College Student Engagement Center was also established during Bridges' tenure which, in 2014, offered 120 paid summer internships to Whitman students. In May 2012, Bridges secured a Mellon Grant for $ 150,000 for "Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities" with a focus on "Presidential Leadership."
31:
415:
324:
At the time
Bridges assumed the role of president of Evergreen, student enrollment was already declining: It was 4,891 in 2009 and declined to 4,190 the year Bridges started. Under George Bridges's leadership, the college full-time student enrollment decreased from 4,225 in 2015 to 2,209 in 2020.
254:
Bridges’ scholarly work has examined crime and its measurement as well as law and the administration of law and justice. He has published articles in leading professional journals and several books on these subjects. He studies the causes of racial disparities in imprisonment, identifying the
289:
of the nation’s 102 leading liberal arts colleges and served as Chair of the
Annapolis Group in 2014-15. He serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Independent Colleges of Washington. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce in the city of
251:, the University of Washington, with an appointment in the department of sociology. At UW, he rose to the rank of professor and associate dean and associate vice provost of undergraduate education. In 2000, he was appointed dean and vice provost of undergraduate education.
546:
277:
Bridges's leadership at
Whitman College was not without controversy. In 2010, Whitman College ended "need blind" admissions and by 2014 became the least economically diverse top college in the United States.
838:
282:
560:
578:
719:
255:
mechanisms by which perceptual biases of racial and ethnic minorities give rise to disproportionately punitive outcomes for minority defendants in criminal cases.
235:. One of his roles was as assistant administrator of the Federal Justice Research Program, conducting, designing, and funding research on federal legal policy.
755:
846:
801:
1112:
820:
258:
As dean and vice provost at the
University of Washington, he led initiatives to advance innovation in teaching and learning for undergraduate students.
967:
1102:
1107:
777:
1041:
949:
1097:
30:
228:
374:
1023:
564:
244:
636:
586:
1092:
512:
505:
Inequality, Crime, And Social
Control (Crime and Society): George S Bridges, Martha A Myers: 9780813320052: Amazon.com: Books
232:
683:
885:
899:
600:
183:
66:
763:
211:
158:
737:
489:
379:
199:
182:(born September 16, 1950) is an American sociologist and academic administrator who served as the president of
149:
867:
654:
975:
314:
303:
291:
271:
43:
868:"Mid-Career President: Learning & Development : Whitman College - The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"
1087:
414:
618:
317:
over racism and oppression on campus. Bridges was also present when Campus Police notified a professor,
701:
997:
1082:
456:
1055:
307:
195:
138:
107:
470:
429:
508:
394:
821:"Whitman College raises $ 8M from Microsoft, other donors to launch computer science program"
153:
286:
267:
227:
While completing his doctoral work, he served for five years as a social scientist in the
84:
430:"Evergreen board gets faculty input, enrollment update as it finalizes interim president"
281:
While serving at
Whitman College, Bridges was appointed to the board of directors of the
318:
162:
1076:
935:
434:
399:
203:
917:
248:
313:
Bridges was president in 2017 when the campus was shut down as a result of a
207:
619:"The Seattle Times: Education: Whitman College picks UW dean as president"
528:
738:"Global Studies : Whitman College - The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"
243:
In 1981, Bridges accepted his first academic appointment in sociology at
968:"George Bridges Named Next President of The Evergreen State College"
529:"SAGE: Criminal Justice: Readings: George S. Bridges: 9780803990807"
662:
950:"Whitman College president picked to lead Evergreen State College"
802:"Microsoft helps Whitman College establish computer science chair"
341:
George S. Bridges, Robert D. Crutchfield and Joseph G. Weis, eds.
1042:"Professor told he's not safe on campus after college protests"
395:"George Bridges named president of The Evergreen State College"
1024:"The Campus Mob Came for Me—and You, Professor, Could Be Next"
998:"A Campus Argument Goes Viral. Now the College Is Under Siege"
637:"Whitman College announces $ 150-Million fundraising campaign"
166:
1056:"The Evergreen State College Total Student Headcount and FTE"
283:
National
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
352:, 2000, Washington D.C: American Sociological Association.
285:(NAICU) in 2009. In 2013 he was named Vice Chair of the
886:"Whitman College and the Decline of Economic Diversity"
720:"Cross-Disciplinary Learning and Teaching Initiative"
503:
Bridges, George S.; Myers, Martha A. (7 April 1994).
375:
Meet the Most
Embattled College President in America
321:, that he was unsafe on campus due to the protests.
198:, Bridges earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
145:
122:
117:
101:
82:
72:
60:
41:
21:
16:American sociologist and university administrator
369:
367:
365:
302:In March 2015, Bridges was named president of
345:, 1996, Thousand Oaks, Ca.: Pine Forge Press.
8:
900:"The Most Economically Diverse Top Colleges"
457:"Whitman College picks UW dean as president"
334:George S Bridges and Martha A. Myers, eds.
488:Roseth, Bob; Steve Hill (April 11, 2012).
348:George S. Bridges and Scott Desmond, eds.
29:
18:
601:"Whitman president Bridges stepping down"
561:"Colleagues say Bridges tough to replace"
266:Bridges served as the 13th president of
56:October 1, 2015 – June 30, 2021
361:
338:, 1994, Boulder. Colo.: Westview Press.
996:Hartocollis, Anemona (June 16, 2017).
350:Teaching and Learning in Large Classes
756:"About the Global Studies Initiative"
490:"Bridges brings rich history to post"
186:from October 2015 through June 2021.
97:July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2015
7:
336:Inequality, Crime and Social Control
310:, succeeding Thomas L. "Les" Purce.
343:Crime and Society: Criminal Justice
229:United States Department of Justice
938:. Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce.
202:, followed by a Master of Arts in
14:
1113:University of Pennsylvania alumni
1103:University of Washington faculty
413:
1108:University of Washington alumni
1022:Weinstein, Bret (30 May 2017).
294:, the home of Whitman College.
245:Case Western Reserve University
1061:– via www.evergreen.edu.
393:Hobbs, Andy (March 16, 2015).
233:United States Attorney General
1:
1098:Presidents of Whitman College
819:Taylor Soper (2 April 2015).
428:Boone, Rolf (June 13, 2021).
563:. The Daily. Archived from
492:. University of Washington.
247:. In 1982, he moved to his
231:in the staff office of the
184:The Evergreen State College
1129:
212:University of Pennsylvania
159:University of Pennsylvania
839:"2014 Summer Internships"
547:"Bridges' Scholarly Work"
380:The American Conservative
173:
113:
90:
49:
37:
28:
1030:– via www.wsj.com.
918:"ICW Board of Directors"
200:University of Washington
190:Early life and education
150:University of Washington
304:Evergreen State College
292:Walla Walla, Washington
272:Walla Walla, Washington
44:Evergreen State College
702:"Glover Alston Center"
684:"Construction History"
1093:American sociologists
180:George Sumner Bridges
67:Thomas L. "Les" Purce
23:George Sumner Bridges
936:"Board of Directors"
535:. 20 September 2021.
1028:Wall Street Journal
906:. 8 September 2014.
643:. 18 November 2011.
373:Gregg Herrington. "
308:Olympia, Washington
196:Seattle, Washington
139:Seattle, Washington
1002:The New York Times
904:The New York Times
315:series of protests
223:Government service
133:September 16, 1950
108:Kathleen M. Murray
83:13th President of
954:The Seattle Times
806:The Seattle Times
655:"Now Is the Time"
605:The Seattle Times
549:. Google Scholar.
383:, 29 August 2017.
177:
176:
42:6th President of
1120:
1063:
1062:
1060:
1052:
1046:
1045:
1038:
1032:
1031:
1019:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1008:
993:
987:
986:
984:
983:
974:. Archived from
964:
958:
957:
956:. 16 March 2015.
946:
940:
939:
932:
926:
925:
922:icwashington.org
914:
908:
907:
896:
890:
889:
882:
876:
875:
864:
858:
857:
855:
854:
845:. Archived from
835:
829:
828:
816:
810:
809:
798:
792:
791:
789:
788:
782:Whitman Magazine
774:
768:
767:
762:. Archived from
752:
746:
745:
734:
728:
727:
716:
710:
709:
698:
692:
691:
680:
674:
673:
671:
670:
661:. Archived from
651:
645:
644:
633:
627:
626:
623:seattletimes.com
615:
609:
608:
597:
591:
590:
585:. Archived from
579:"George Bridges"
575:
569:
568:
557:
551:
550:
543:
537:
536:
525:
519:
518:
500:
494:
493:
485:
479:
478:
471:"George Bridges"
467:
461:
460:
459:. Seattle Times.
453:
447:
446:
444:
442:
425:
419:
418:
417:
411:
409:
407:
390:
384:
371:
136:
132:
130:
118:Personal details
104:
95:
75:
63:
54:
33:
19:
1128:
1127:
1123:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1117:
1073:
1072:
1071:
1066:
1058:
1054:
1053:
1049:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1006:
1004:
995:
994:
990:
981:
979:
966:
965:
961:
948:
947:
943:
934:
933:
929:
916:
915:
911:
898:
897:
893:
884:
883:
879:
866:
865:
861:
852:
850:
843:Whitman College
837:
836:
832:
818:
817:
813:
800:
799:
795:
786:
784:
778:"Life sciences"
776:
775:
771:
760:Whitman College
754:
753:
749:
736:
735:
731:
724:Whitman College
718:
717:
713:
706:Whitman College
700:
699:
695:
688:Whitman College
682:
681:
677:
668:
666:
659:Whitman College
653:
652:
648:
641:Whitman College
635:
634:
630:
617:
616:
612:
599:
598:
594:
583:Whitman College
577:
576:
572:
559:
558:
554:
545:
544:
540:
527:
526:
522:
515:
502:
501:
497:
487:
486:
482:
469:
468:
464:
455:
454:
450:
440:
438:
427:
426:
422:
412:
405:
403:
392:
391:
387:
372:
363:
359:
331:
300:
298:Evergreen State
287:Annapolis Group
268:Whitman College
264:
262:Whitman College
241:
239:Academic career
225:
220:
192:
157:
137:
134:
128:
126:
102:
96:
91:
85:Whitman College
78:John Carmichael
73:
61:
55:
50:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1126:
1124:
1116:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1069:External links
1067:
1065:
1064:
1047:
1033:
1014:
988:
959:
941:
927:
909:
891:
877:
859:
830:
811:
793:
769:
766:on 2015-05-30.
747:
729:
711:
693:
675:
646:
628:
610:
592:
589:on 2015-03-20.
570:
567:on 2014-09-01.
552:
538:
520:
513:
495:
480:
475:washington.edu
462:
448:
420:
385:
360:
358:
355:
354:
353:
346:
339:
330:
327:
319:Bret Weinstein
299:
296:
263:
260:
240:
237:
224:
221:
219:
216:
191:
188:
175:
174:
171:
170:
147:
143:
142:
124:
120:
119:
115:
114:
111:
110:
105:
99:
98:
88:
87:
80:
79:
76:
70:
69:
64:
58:
57:
47:
46:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1125:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1088:Living people
1086:
1084:
1081:
1080:
1078:
1068:
1057:
1051:
1048:
1043:
1037:
1034:
1029:
1025:
1018:
1015:
1003:
999:
992:
989:
978:on 2015-05-14
977:
973:
972:evergreen.edu
969:
963:
960:
955:
951:
945:
942:
937:
931:
928:
923:
919:
913:
910:
905:
901:
895:
892:
887:
881:
878:
873:
869:
863:
860:
849:on 2015-09-15
848:
844:
840:
834:
831:
826:
822:
815:
812:
807:
803:
797:
794:
783:
779:
773:
770:
765:
761:
757:
751:
748:
743:
739:
733:
730:
725:
721:
715:
712:
707:
703:
697:
694:
689:
685:
679:
676:
665:on 2015-04-25
664:
660:
656:
650:
647:
642:
638:
632:
629:
624:
620:
614:
611:
606:
602:
596:
593:
588:
584:
580:
574:
571:
566:
562:
556:
553:
548:
542:
539:
534:
530:
524:
521:
516:
510:
506:
499:
496:
491:
484:
481:
476:
472:
466:
463:
458:
452:
449:
437:
436:
431:
424:
421:
416:
402:
401:
396:
389:
386:
382:
381:
376:
370:
368:
366:
362:
356:
351:
347:
344:
340:
337:
333:
332:
328:
326:
322:
320:
316:
311:
309:
305:
297:
295:
293:
288:
284:
279:
275:
273:
269:
261:
259:
256:
252:
250:
246:
238:
236:
234:
230:
222:
217:
215:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
189:
187:
185:
181:
172:
168:
164:
160:
155:
151:
148:
144:
140:
135:(age 74)
125:
121:
116:
112:
109:
106:
100:
94:
89:
86:
81:
77:
71:
68:
65:
59:
53:
48:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
1050:
1036:
1027:
1017:
1007:17 September
1005:. Retrieved
1001:
991:
980:. Retrieved
976:the original
971:
962:
953:
944:
930:
921:
912:
903:
894:
880:
871:
862:
851:. Retrieved
847:the original
842:
833:
824:
814:
805:
796:
785:. Retrieved
781:
772:
764:the original
759:
750:
741:
732:
723:
714:
705:
696:
687:
678:
667:. Retrieved
663:the original
658:
649:
640:
631:
622:
613:
604:
595:
587:the original
582:
573:
565:the original
555:
541:
532:
523:
504:
498:
483:
474:
465:
451:
439:. Retrieved
435:The Olympian
433:
423:
404:. Retrieved
400:The Olympian
398:
388:
378:
349:
342:
335:
329:Publications
323:
312:
301:
280:
276:
265:
257:
253:
242:
226:
194:A native of
193:
179:
178:
103:Succeeded by
92:
74:Succeeded by
51:
1083:1950 births
206:and PhD in
204:criminology
62:Preceded by
1077:Categories
982:2015-06-02
872:mellon.org
853:2015-06-02
787:2017-09-09
742:mellon.org
669:2015-06-02
514:0813320054
441:October 7,
406:August 14,
357:References
249:alma mater
129:1950-09-16
210:from the
208:sociology
146:Education
93:In office
52:In office
1044:. King5.
825:GeekWire
511:
218:Career
141:, U.S.
1059:(PDF)
1009:2019
533:SAGE
509:ISBN
443:2023
408:2022
123:Born
377:",
306:in
270:in
167:PhD
1079::
1026:.
1000:.
970:.
952:.
920:.
902:.
870:.
841:.
823:.
804:.
780:.
758:.
740:.
722:.
704:.
686:.
657:.
639:.
621:.
603:.
581:.
531:.
507:.
473:.
432:.
397:.
364:^
214:.
165:,
163:MA
154:BA
131:)
1011:.
985:.
924:.
888:.
874:.
856:.
827:.
808:.
790:.
744:.
726:.
708:.
690:.
672:.
625:.
607:.
517:.
477:.
445:.
410:.
169:)
161:(
156:)
152:(
127:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
