Sheila Blumstein

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Sheila Blumstein served as the interim president of Brown University after Gordon Gee departed and before Ruth Simmons took the position. Although Dr. Simmons is deemed the first female president of the university, Dr. Blumstein's portrait hangs in Sayles Hall along with those of past presidents. She traditionally works in the Department of Cognitive Sciences. [1] She earned her doctorate from Harvard University.