Governance and Administration
American University in Cairo is an independent educational institution governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. In addition, there is a panel of trustees emeriti that functions as an advisory board. The Board has its own by-laws and elects a chairperson for an annual term. There are no students on the Board. The Board of Trustees reviews and approves all the major policies, budget, facilities and program development plans for the university.
The university is administered by a President selected by the Board of Trustees. In 2010, the members of the Board voted unanimously to appoint Provost Lisa Anderson as the 11th AUC President, making her the first woman in the presidential role since the university was founded. An ex-officio member of the Board, Anderson assumed the presidency on January 1, 2011.
The President’s cabinet includes the Provost, Vice President and Executive Secretary of the Board of Trustees, Vice President for Planning and Administration, Vice President for Student Affairs, a Counselor acting as a liaison between the University and the Egyptian Government, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, and Vice President for Finance. The President is also advised by the University Senate and Senior Administrators. The Provost is advised by the Provost’s Council, which includes university deans and a vice provost.
Names of presidents and tenures
- Lisa Anderson (2011–present)
- David C. Arnold (2003–2011)
- John D. Gerhart (1998–2003)
- Donald McDonald (1990–1997)
- Richard F. Pedersen (1977–1990)
- Cecil K. Byrd (1974–1977)
- Christopher Thoron (1969–1974)
- Thomas A. Bartlett (1963–1969)
- Raymond F. McLain (1954–1963)
- John S. Badeau (1944–1953)
- Charles Watson (1919–1944)
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