Currently, Dr. Wright is working on a book about American wars and those who have fought them, from the American Revolution to those in Iraq and Afghanistan. The book is scheduled for publication in the spring of 2012.
James Wright was invited to Yonsei University's Underwood International College in South Korea as the Shinhan Bank Distinguished Professor, where he delivered a week-long seminar on "American Culture and Those Who Fight America's Wars," and a public lecture, "Veterans Day in America: The Place of the Korean War in a National Day of Memory.
President Emeritus Wright received the Eleanor M. McMahon Award for Lifetime Achievement, presented by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) for his leadership on behalf of higher education and the advancement of educational opportunity.
James Wright presented the annual Jefferson Memorial Lecture "War Veterans and American Democracy" at the University of California, Berkeley and was one of a number of participants in a panel about veterans. Read the text of his remarks. To watch the video of the lecture, click here.
Wright was also a guest on "Conversations with History" with Harry Kreisler on February 4. The interview has been posted on YouTube.
President Emeritus Wright was one of the featured speakers at Veterans' Day observances at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. Read the text of President Wright's remarks, or watch a video of Wright's speech.
President Emeritus and Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History
James Wright is President Emeritus and Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History. The 16th President in the Wheelock Succession, he served as president from 1998 until 2009. A member of the Dartmouth faculty since 1969, Wright also served as Dean of the Faculty from 1989-97 and as Acting President of the College during the first six months of 1995, while President James O. Freedman was on sabbatical. He served as Provost from 1997-98 and was elected president in April, 1998.
