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Karen R. Lawrence

American college administrator and museum executive (born 1949)

Karen R. Lawrence is an American academic administrator serving as the ninth president of The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. She previously served as the 10th president of Sarah Lawrence College.2

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Born Mar 18, 1949.1

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Early life and education

  • 1967 to 1969Smith College3
  • Date not recordedColumbia University3
  • Date not recordedTufts University3
  • Date not recordedYale University3

Lawrence was born in 1949. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Yale University and a master's degree in English literature from Tufts University. Lawrence earned a PhD degree in literature from Columbia University in 1978.

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Career

Occupation: dean, scholar of English, writer, teacher of literature, university teacher, academic administrator, university president.5

  • Since 2018President, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens4
  • 2007 to 2017University president, Sarah Lawrence College4
  • 1998 to 2007Worked at University of California, Irvine4
  • 1978 to 1997Worked at University of Utah4

Lawrence is a scholar of English and Irish literatures. She is also a specialist on the work of James Joyce.

Lawrence began her career as an English professor at the University of Utah and University of California, Irvine.

In August 2007, Lawrence became the 10th President of Sarah Lawrence College, a liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York. At the college, Lawrence was a successful college fundraiser, increased financial aid, and grew the size of the student body at the college. In July 2017, after 10 years as president, Lawrence stepped down.

In September 2018, Lawrence became the 9th President of The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.

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Personal life

  • CitizenshipUnited States6

Lawrence's husband is Peter F. Lawrence, a physician. They have two sons.

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Awards

  • 1989Guggenheim Fellowship7

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