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'''William James McGill''' (27 February 1922 – 19 October 1997) was an American [[psychologist]], author, and academic administrator. He was the 16th president of [[Columbia University]] and the 3rd chancellor of the [[University of California, San Diego]].
'''William James McGill''' (27 February 1922 – 19 October 1997) was an American [[psychologist]], author, and academic administrator. He was the 16th president of [[Columbia University]] and the 3rd chancellor of the [[University of California San Diego]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
McGill was born in [[New York City]] to a musician and labor organizer. He attended parochial Catholic schools and in 1939 began his college education at [[Fordham University]], where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology. In 1953 he was awarded a doctorate in experimental psychology from [[Harvard University]].
McGill was born in [[New York City]] to a musician and labor organizer. He attended parochial Catholic schools and in 1939 began his college education at [[Fordham University]], where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology. In 1953 he was awarded a doctorate in experimental psychology from [[Harvard University]].


McGill was an assistant professor at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] until 1956 and then joined Columbia. He was chairman of the psychology department from 1961 to 1963 and left in 1965 to help found a psychology department at the [[University of California, San Diego]] (UCSD). In 1968 he accepted the job of chancellor at UCSD, after the first five offered the position turned it down.
McGill was an assistant professor at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] until 1956 and then joined Columbia. He was chairman of the psychology department from 1961 to 1963 and left in 1965 to help found a psychology department at the [[University of California San Diego]] (UCSD). In 1968 he accepted the job of chancellor at UCSD, after the first five offered the position turned it down.


In 1970 he left California to become the president of [[Columbia University]] from 1970 to 1980.
In 1970 he left California to become the president of [[Columbia University]] from 1970 to 1980.
From 1979 to 1981 McGill chaired [[Jimmy Carter]]'s Presidential Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties.<ref>http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=31583</ref>
From 1979 to 1981 McGill chaired [[Jimmy Carter]]'s Presidential Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=31583|title = President's Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties Announcement on the Establishment of the Commission. &#124; the American Presidency Project}}</ref>

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==References==
==References==
* {{cite journal | last=Knubel | first=Fred | coauthors= | title=Ex-President Wm. McGill Dead at 75 | journal=Columbia University Record | volume= 23 | issue= 7 | date=24 October 1997 | url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/record/23/07/13.html | accessdate=2008-11-30}}
* {{cite journal | last=Knubel | first=Fred | title=Ex-President Wm. McGill Dead at 75 | journal=Columbia University Record | volume= 23 | issue= 7 | date=24 October 1997 | url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/record/23/07/13.html | access-date=2008-11-30}}
* "William James McGill." ''Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives'', Volume 5: 1997-1999. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002.
* "William James McGill." ''Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives'', Volume 5: 1997–1999. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002.
* "William James McGill." Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2007.
* "William James McGill." Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2007.


==Further reading==
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* "In memoriam William James McGill", ''Journal of Mathematical Psychology'', 42, 1–4, 1998.
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/findingaids/mss0088.html William J. McGill Papers] MSS 88. [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/ Special Collections & Archives], UC San Diego Library.
* [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/findingaids/mss0088.html William J. McGill Papers] MSS 88. [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/ Special Collections & Archives], UC San Diego Library.

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Latest revision as of 17:53, 21 October 2023

For other people with the same name, see William McGill (disambiguation).
William James McGill
16th President of Columbia University
In office
1970–1980
Preceded byAndrew W. Cordier
Succeeded byMichael I. Sovern
3rd Chancellor of the University of California San Diego
In office
1968–1970
Preceded byJohn Semple Galbraith
Succeeded byHerbert York
Personal details
Born(1922-02-27)27 February 1922
New York City, New York, USA
Died19 October 1997(1997-10-19) (aged 75)
La Jolla, California, USA
Alma materFordham University
Harvard University
ProfessionPsychologist

William James McGill (27 February 1922 – 19 October 1997) was an American psychologist, author, and academic administrator. He was the 16th president of Columbia University and the 3rd chancellor of the University of California San Diego.

Biography[edit]

McGill was born in New York City to a musician and labor organizer. He attended parochial Catholic schools and in 1939 began his college education at Fordham University, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology. In 1953 he was awarded a doctorate in experimental psychology from Harvard University.

McGill was an assistant professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology until 1956 and then joined Columbia. He was chairman of the psychology department from 1961 to 1963 and left in 1965 to help found a psychology department at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). In 1968 he accepted the job of chancellor at UCSD, after the first five offered the position turned it down.

In 1970 he left California to become the president of Columbia University from 1970 to 1980. From 1979 to 1981 McGill chaired Jimmy Carter's Presidential Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "President's Commission for a National Agenda for the Eighties Announcement on the Establishment of the Commission. | the American Presidency Project".

References[edit]

  • Knubel, Fred (24 October 1997). "Ex-President Wm. McGill Dead at 75". Columbia University Record. 23 (7). Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  • "William James McGill." Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Volume 5: 1997–1999. Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002.
  • "William James McGill." Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2007.

Further reading[edit]

  • "In memoriam William James McGill", Journal of Mathematical Psychology, 42, 1–4, 1998.

External links[edit]

Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of California San Diego
1968-1970 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Columbia University
1970–1980 		Succeeded by
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