Bobby Fong
| Bobby Fong | |
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| 15th President of Ursinus College | |
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In office 2011–2014 |
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| Preceded by | John Strassburger |
| Succeeded by | Terry Winegar (interim) Brock Blomberg |
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| Born | c. 1950 Oakland, California |
| Died |
(aged 64) Collegeville, Pennsylvania |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Fong |
| Residence | Collegeville, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University University of California, Los Angeles |
| Profession | Professor |
| Website | [https://www.ursinus.edu/offices/presidents-office/about-bobby-fong/ About Bobby Fong |
Bobby Fong (c. 1950 – September 8, 2014) was an American academic and the President of Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
Fong grew up in Chinatown in Oakland, California, the son of Chinese immigrants. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in English and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1978 he earned a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of California, Los Angeles, writing his dissertation on the works of Oscar Wilde.
His academic career began at Berea College. He later served as Dean of Arts and Humanities and Professor of English at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. In 1995 he became Dean of the Faculty and Professor of English at Hamilton College (New York).
On June 1, 2001 Fong became the 20th president of Butler University in Indianapolis.
In 2010, Butler's surprising run in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament brought the small school and its president national attention. Butler advanced to the Final Four, beating Michigan State before losing to Duke in the championship game.
In a profile in the New York Times, Fong spoke about finding the right balance for college athletics. "We work from the presumption that there should be not a gap between academic excellence and athletic excellence," he told author William C. Rhoden. "The expectation is that you are here to be a student first." In a column for the Chronicle of Higher Education, Fong noted that "for many people, we exemplified how a university could seek a proper balance between academic seriousness and athletic excellence—and without breaking the bank."
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