Christopher L. Eisgruber: Difference between revisions

| name = Christopher L. Eisgruber

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Eisgruber graduated ''[[magna cum laude]]'' from Princeton University in 1983, receiving ana [[Bachelor of Arts|AB]] in [[physics]] and was inducted into [[Phi Beta Kappa]].<ref name="princeton" /><ref name="lapa.princeton">{{cite web|url=http://lapa.princeton.edu/peopledetail.php?ID=301 |title=Christopher L. Eisgruber &#124; Program in Law and Public Affairs &#124; Princeton University |publisher=Lapa.princeton.edu |access-date=2015-02-25}}</ref><ref name="paw.princeton">{{cite web|url=http://paw.princeton.edu/issues/2013/04/24/pages/0529/index.xml |title=Princeton Alumni Weekly: Christopher L. Eisgruber '83 |publisher=Paw.princeton.edu |date=2013-04-23 |access-date=2013-09-05}}</ref> He completed his senior thesis, titled "The global implications of local violations of the energy conditions", under the supervision of [[Malcolm Perry (physicist)|Malcolm Perry]]; his thesis addressed topics in the theory of [[general relativity]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Eisgruber|first=Christopher L.|url=https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/4117944|title=The global implications of local violations of the energy conditions|date=1983|publisher=Princeton, NJ: Department of Physics|language=en}}</ref><ref name="paw.princeton" /> He also studied political theory with [[Jeffrey K. Tulis]] and constitutional interpretation with [[Walter F. Murphy]], (the latter would inspire Eisgruber to pursue a career in constitutional law). During his junior year at Princeton, he was a member of the [[Eating clubs at Princeton University|Elm Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dailyprincetonian.com/2013/04/21/33261/ |access-date=February 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501032808/http://dailyprincetonian.com/2013/04/21/33261/ |archive-date=May 1, 2013 |title=Eisgruber looks to maintain rush ban and multi-club bicker, create greater sense of community in residential colleges - the Daily Princetonian }}</ref> After graduating from Princeton, Eisgruber won a [[Rhodes Scholarship]] to attend [[University College, Oxford]], where he earned an [[MLitt]] in politics in 1987. Upon his return from Oxford, Eisgruber attended the [[University of Chicago Law School]] where he graduated ''[[cum laude]]'' with a [[Juris Doctor|JD]] in 1988.<ref name="princeton" /><ref name="lapa.princeton" /> While in law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the ''[[University of Chicago Law Review]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lapa.princeton.edu/peopledocs/Eisgruber_EisgruberCV_2009_07-15.docx |title=Christopher L. Eisgruber : CV |publisher=Lapa.princeton.edu |access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref>

Eisgruber was formally installednamed as Princeton's 20th president on April 21, 2013, and assumed the office on July 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher L. Eisgruber - Office of the President |url=https://www.princeton.edu/president/eisgruber/who/eisgruber/ |access-date=22 September 2013 |publisher=Princeton University}}</ref> A formal installation ceremony was held on September 22, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eisgruber installed as Princeton's 20th president |url=http://www.njherald.com/story/23497035/eisgruber-installed-as-princetons-20th-president |access-date=22 September 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/09/22/eisgruber-installed-as-princetons-20th-president/ |title=Eisgruber Installed As Princeton's 20th President « CBS Philly |publisher=Philadelphia.cbslocal.com |date=2013-09-22 |access-date=2013-11-08}}</ref> Eisgruber is the first Princeton president who received his undergraduate degree from the university since [[Robert Goheen]], who served from 1957 to 1972.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/higher-education/princeton-names-current-provost-eisgruber-as-20th-president-of-ivy-league-school/2013/04/21/a3ea25a4-aaa5-11e2-9493-2ff3bf26c4b4_story.html ]{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Eisgruber is a native of [[Lafayette, Indiana]].<ref name="crt-ii" /> Both his parents were [[German Americans|German immigrants]] who met as graduate students at [[Purdue University]].<ref name="Eisgruber Takes Charge">{{cite web|title=Eisgruber Takes Charge|url=https://paw.princeton.edu/article/eisgruber-takes-charge|website=Princeton Alumni Weekly|access-date=1 April 2018|date=2016-01-21}}</ref> Eisgruber moved to Oregon with his family in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|title=Princeton University names CHS alum as its next president|url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/princeton-university-names-chs-alum-as-its-next-president/article_47f614c2-abe2-11e2-9f3c-001a4bcf887a.html|website=Corvallis Gazette-Times|publisherdate=Corvallis23 April 2013 Gazette-Times|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> His father was the dean of the School of Agricultural Sciences at [[Oregon State University]].<ref name="Eisgruber Takes Charge"/>

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