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...leader of Brown is very different from a labor lawyer. Gregorian left Iran in 1956 and received his bachelor's degree and Ph.D. from Stanford University, where he at one point shaved his head in order to curtail his social life and force himself to study harder...
After teaching history throughout the country, Gregorian landed at the University of Pennsylvania in 1972. He was extremely well-liked by students and colleagues alike, according to newly-appointed Dartmouth President James O. Freedman '57, who was dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School at the time. In his position as the first dean of the school's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Gregorian was known for his work in faculty recruitment and minority placement...
...Gregorian applied similar intensity, laced with more than a touch of the dramatic, to his work at the New York Public Library. In an effort to lift the library's morale, he once took on a morning stint in the reference room, only to forget how to spell Flaubert's name when asked by an eager caller. On the practical side, Gregorian allied himself with New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch in order to receive larger annual grants...
...taking the helm at Brown, he will face yet another challenge. The school, which has the smallest endowment in the Ivy League, also has a reputation for offering an education without requirements and for being popular while providing little structure. Educators and colleagues say Gregorian will have to increase the endowment in order to attract the kind of faculty and students the school needs to improve its image...
...observers say that Gregorian's ability to make academia seem exciting and important will be of equal help in his efforts to bring talented scholars to the Providence, R.I., campus...