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Dr. Benjamin Ladner (born October 30, 1941, Mobile, Alabama) is an academic in the fields of philosophy and theology. He was president of American University from 1994 until October 2005. is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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He was previously been married to Carolyn Cooper, with whom he had two sons, David and Mark, and later remarried to Nancy Bullard.
Education
The son of Willie E. and Bonnie Ladner, Ladner attended Murphy High School in Mobile followed by undergraduate study at Baylor University. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in 1963, Ladner went on to earn a Bachelor of Divinity from Southern Seminary in 1966 and, after completing his dissertation "Elizabeth Sewell: Poetic Method As An Instrument of Thinking and Knowing", his Doctor of Philosophy from Duke University in 1970. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ...
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Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ...
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During his professional career, Ladner has earned honorary doctorates from Elizabethtown College, Sookmyung Women’s University and Tashkent State Economic University. Elizabethtown College is a small liberal-arts college located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania in Lancaster County. ...
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Career Ladner began his career in academia as a professor of philosophy and religion at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. While serving at UNC-Greensboro, Ladner won a Teaching Excellence Award and was nominated to the National Faculty for the Arts, Humanities, and Sciences, an association of university professors founded by Phi Beta Kappa, and served as its president for thirteen years. The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ...
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is an American public university in Greensboro, North Carolina and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. ...
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American University Ladner was appointed President of, and professor of philosophy and religion at, American University in 1994. After a string of short term presidents, Ladner's appointment is credited with bringing stability to the University after a period of turmoil and rapid turnover of presidents.[citation needed] During his tenure, the University saw financial and academic growth, along with recognition as an international university, with several campuses and partnering universities around the world.
While in post, Ladner chaired the Board of Trustees of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The word trustee is a legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. ...
The Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area allows students to enroll in courses offered by other member institutions and students at other member institutions to enroll in courses at AU. Students and faculty of WRLC member universities may use and borrow from the libraries at other WRLC member...
In 2001, Ladner negotiated with the Chinese government for the release of Gao Zhan prior to her being charged with tax fraud and espionage by the United States government. “PRC†redirects here. ...
Gao Zhan (Chinese: 高瞻) is a researcher who worked at the American University in Washington, DC. In 2001, the government of the Peoples Republic of China detained her for 166 days on the grounds that she was spying for Taiwan. ...
Removal from presidency of American University Towards the end of his time at American University, Ladner came under increasing criticism for his high salary, lavish lifestyle, and his frequent travels to visit partnering universities throughout the world.
The website BenLadner.com was created by students at the University in 2002 to highlight these criticisms. In October 2004, Ladner filed a complaint with ICANN, alleging that the website's prominent use of his name caused confusion for visitors, causing them to believe it to be his own personal website. ICANN ruled against Ladner, refusing to remove the domain name because Ladner's name had no commercial value.[1] Also see: 2002 (number). ...
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In August 2005, The Washington Post reported on the opening of an investigation by the American University Board of Trustees into Dr Ladner's expenses. An anonymous letter to the board alleged that Ladner had improperly used University funds for personal expenses. Ladner was placed on administrative leave by the Board pending the outcome of the investigation. On August 25, he was suspended from his post. It was later revealed that the anonymous letter had been sent by an employee fired by Ladner, Reginald Green.[2] The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ...
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The patience of students reached the breaking point on September 28, 2005, when hundreds of students rallied on the campus to demand Ladner's removal, as reported by several campus publications. On October 10, 2005, The Board of Trustees of American University announced that he will not return to American University as its president. The Board upheld the accusations of excessive use of university money for private spending. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ...
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In 2002, Ladner and Kogod School of Business Dean Myron Roomkin awarded an honorary doctorate to the Smithsonian Institution's Lawrence Small.[3]. In March 2007, in an episode that recalled Ladner's own demise at American University, an expose of Small's spending led to his resignation.[4] Lawrence M. Small was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the 11th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. ...
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