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Tom Gerety

Collegiate Professor at New York University
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003
17th President of Amherst College
In office 1994–2003
Preceded by	Peter R. Pouncey
Succeeded by	Anthony W. Marx

Personal details
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Yale University (B.A.) (M.Phil.) (Ph.D.) Yale Law School (J.D.)
Occupation	Professor Lawyer Administrator

Tom Gerety, a lawyer, philosopher, is the former president of both Trinity College (Connecticut) (1989-1994) and Amherst College (1994–2003).

After leaving Amherst College, he became the executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice (2003-2005) at New York University School of Law where he is now Collegiate Professor. He is the author of law review articles and The Freshman Who Hated Socrates, a book on liberal arts education.

References

Faculty profile law.nyu.edu
Gerety, Tom (1977). "Redefining Privacy". Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. 12: 233.
Gerety, Tom (2007). The Freshman who Hated Socrates: A College President Reflects on Life in the Liberal Arts. Amherst College Press. ISBN 978-0943184104.

Academic offices
Preceded byPeter Pouncey	President of Amherst College 1994–2003	Succeeded byAnthony Marx

v t e Presidents of Amherst College
Moore (1821–1823) Humphrey (1823–1845) Hitchcock (1845–1854) Stearns (1854–1876) Seelye (1876–1890) Gates (1890–1899) Harris (1899–1912) Meiklejohn (1912–1924) Olds (1924–1927) Pease (1927–1932) King (1932–1946) Cole (1946–1960) Plimpton (1960–1971) Ward (1971–1979) Gibbs (1979–1983) G. Armour Craig (1983–1984) (acting) Pouncey (1984–1994) Gerety (1994–2003) Marx (2003–2011) Martin (2011–2022) Elliott (2022–)

Moore (1821–1823)
Humphrey (1823–1845)
Hitchcock (1845–1854)
Stearns (1854–1876)
Seelye (1876–1890)
Gates (1890–1899)
Harris (1899–1912)
Meiklejohn (1912–1924)
Olds (1924–1927)
Pease (1927–1932)
King (1932–1946)
Cole (1946–1960)
Plimpton (1960–1971)
Ward (1971–1979)
Gibbs (1979–1983)
G. Armour Craig (1983–1984) (acting)
Pouncey (1984–1994)
Gerety (1994–2003)
Marx (2003–2011)
Martin (2011–2022)
Elliott (2022–)

v t e Presidents of Trinity College
Thomas Church Brownell (1824–1831) Nathaniel Sheldon Wheaton (1831–1837) Silas Totten (1837–1848) John Williams (1848–1853) Daniel Raynes Goodwin (1853–1860) John Brocklesby (1860–1861, 1864, 1866–1867, 1874) Samuel Eliot (1861–1864) John Barrett Kerfoot (1864–1866) Abner Jackson (1867–1874) Thomas Ruggles Pynchon (1874–1883) George Williamson Smith (1883–1904) Flavel Sweeten Luther (1904–1919) Henry Augustus Perkins (1915–1916, 1919–1920) Remsen Brinckerhoff Ogilby (1920–1943) Arthur Howard Hughes (1943–1945, 1951–1953) G. Keith Funston (1945–1951) Albert C. Jacobs (1953–1968) Theodore Davidge Lockwood (1968–1981) James F. English Jr. (1981–1989) Tom Gerety (1989–1994) Borden W. Painter (1994–1995) Evan Dobelle (1995–2001) Ronald R. Thomas (2001–2002) Richard H. Hersh (2002–2003) Borden W. Painter (2003–2004) James F. Jones (2004–2014) Joanne Berger-Sweeney (2014–present)

Thomas Church Brownell (1824–1831)
Nathaniel Sheldon Wheaton (1831–1837)
Silas Totten (1837–1848)
John Williams (1848–1853)
Daniel Raynes Goodwin (1853–1860)
John Brocklesby (1860–1861, 1864, 1866–1867, 1874)
Samuel Eliot (1861–1864)
John Barrett Kerfoot (1864–1866)
Abner Jackson (1867–1874)
Thomas Ruggles Pynchon (1874–1883)
George Williamson Smith (1883–1904)
Flavel Sweeten Luther (1904–1919)
Henry Augustus Perkins (1915–1916, 1919–1920)
Remsen Brinckerhoff Ogilby (1920–1943)
Arthur Howard Hughes (1943–1945, 1951–1953)
G. Keith Funston (1945–1951)
Albert C. Jacobs (1953–1968)
Theodore Davidge Lockwood (1968–1981)
James F. English Jr. (1981–1989)
Tom Gerety (1989–1994)
Borden W. Painter (1994–1995)
Evan Dobelle (1995–2001)
Ronald R. Thomas (2001–2002)
Richard H. Hersh (2002–2003)
Borden W. Painter (2003–2004)
James F. Jones (2004–2014)
Joanne Berger-Sweeney (2014–present)

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