Richard J. Cook is an American educator who served as the twentieth president of

Allegheny College he, תגל ערבה ותפרח כחבצלת , mottoeng = "Add to your faith, virtue and to your faith, knowledge" ( 2 Peter 1:5)"The desert shall rejoice and the blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35:1) , faculty = 193 ...

. He was previously the provost of

Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College, also known as Kalamazoo, K College, KC or simply K, is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Founded in 1833 by Baptist ministers as the Michigan and Huron Institute, Kalamazoo is the oldest private college in ...

. Prior to that, Cook served as a professor of chemistry. On April 30, 2007, Cook announced he would step down as president of Allegheny College at the end of the 2007–2008 academic year. According to '' Allegheny Magazine'', Cook played a key role in the controversial change in

's K plan from a year-round calendar to a three quarter calendar. At Allegheny College, he has promoted

civic engagement Civic engagement or civic participation is any individual or group activity addressing issues of public concern. Civic engagement includes communities working together or individuals working alone in both political and non-political actions to ...

.Allegheny College: Allegheny Magazine
/ref> Cook's undergraduate education was at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, while his graduate work in Chemistry was at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the n ...

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External links

Allegheny College: President's page

President Richard J. Cook To Conclude His Service After 2007-2008 Academic Year
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