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In 2001, Simmons became the first Black woman to lead an Ivy League Institution when she was sworn in as the 18th President of Brown University.
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July 3, 1945, Grapeland, Texas
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Harvard University (M.A., PhD), Dillard University (B.A.)
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*some sources say April 6, 1845
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