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|term_end = <!-- June 30, 2024 -->
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'''Martha Elizabeth Pollack''' (born August 27, 1958)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/2016/11/14/cornell-press-conference/93793038 |title=Martha Pollack named 14th Cornell president |first1=Matt |last1=Steecker |first2=Jeff |last2=Platsky |work=[[The Ithaca Journal]] |date=November 15, 2016}}</ref> is an American [[computer scientist]] who has served as the [[List of presidents of Cornell University|14th president]] of [[Cornell University]] since April 2017. Previously, she served as the 14th provost and executive vice president for academic affairs of the [[University of Michigan]] from 2013 to 2017.<ref name="profile" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=University of Michigan Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs |title=Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs (University of Michigan) Supplemental Files |url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?cc=bhlead;c=bhlead;idno=umich-bhl-87365-3;didno=umich-bhl-87365-3;view=text |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library}}</ref>


'''Martha Elizabeth Pollack''' (born August 27, 1958) is an American [[computer scientist]] who is the 14th [[List of presidents of Cornell University|president of Cornell University]], serving since April 2017. She also serves on the board of directors of [[IBM]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsroom.ibm.com/2018-12-11-IBM-Elects-Martha-E-Pollack-to-its-Board-of-Directors|title=IBM Elects Martha E. Pollack to its Board of Directors|website=IBM News Room|language=en-us|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> Previously, she served as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref name="profile"/><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.annarbor.com/news/university-of-michigan-taps-visible-vice-provost-as-schools-new-chief-academic-officer/|title=University of Michigan taps vice provost Martha Pollack as school's new chief academic officer|first=Kellie|last=Woodhouse|newspaper=[[The Ann Arbor News]]|date=January 30, 2013}}; {{citation|url=http://www.annarbor.com/news/new-university-of-michigan-provost-considered-visionary-by-peers/|title=New University of Michigan provost considered 'visionary' by peers|first=Kellie|last=Woodhouse|newspaper=[[The Ann Arbor News]]|date=January 30, 2013}}.</ref> Her research specialty is [[artificial intelligence]], where her contributions include works in [[Automated planning and scheduling|planning]], [[natural language processing]], and [[activity recognition]] for [[CALO|cognitive assistance]].<ref name="profile">[https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/m_pollack.html Martha E. Pollack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728125106/https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/m_pollack.html |date=2017-07-28 }}, Office of the Provost, University of Michigan, and [https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/Pollack%20CV.pdf Curriculum vitae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728125106/https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/Pollack%20CV.pdf |date=2017-07-28 }}, both retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref><ref name=gs>{{Google scholar id}}</ref>
Pollack's research specialty is [[artificial intelligence]], where her contributions include works in [[Automated planning and scheduling|planning]], [[natural language processing]], and [[activity recognition]] for [[CALO|cognitive assistance]].<ref name="profile">[https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/m_pollack.html Martha E. Pollack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728125106/https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/m_pollack.html |date=2017-07-28 }}, Office of the Provost, University of Michigan, and [https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/Pollack%20CV.pdf Curriculum vitae] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728125106/https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/Pollack%20CV.pdf |date=2017-07-28 }}, both retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref><ref name="gs">{{Google scholar id}}</ref> She also serves on the board of directors of [[IBM]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IBM Elects Martha E. Pollack to its Board of Directors |url=https://newsroom.ibm.com/2018-12-11-IBM-Elects-Martha-E-Pollack-to-its-Board-of-Directors |access-date=2019-11-13 |website=IBM News Room |language=en-us}}</ref>

Pollack is Jewish.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Donald H. |date=2024-05-09 |title=Jewish President of Cornell Martha Pollack Suddenly Announces Retirement |url=https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2024/05/09/jewish-president-of-cornell-martha-pollack-suddenly-announces-retirement/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510023356/https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2024/05/09/jewish-president-of-cornell-martha-pollack-suddenly-announces-retirement/ |archive-date=2024-05-10 |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=San Diego Jewish World |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Pollack completed her undergraduate studies in [[linguistics]] at [[Dartmouth College]], graduating in 1979.<ref name="profile"/> She earned master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from the [[University of Pennsylvania]], completing her Ph.D. in 1986 under the joint supervision of [[Bonnie Webber]] and [[Barbara J. Grosz]].<ref name="profile"/><ref name=mathgene>{{MathGenealogy}}</ref><ref name="thesis-pollack-1986">{{cite thesis |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/303509615/ |title=Inferring domain plans in question-answering (theory action, intentions, discourse, common sense reasoning) |date=1986 |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania]] |type=Ph.D. |last=Pollack |first=Martha Elizabeth |via=[[ProQuest]] |url-access=subscription |oclc=256348876}}</ref>
Pollack completed her undergraduate studies in [[linguistics]] at [[Dartmouth College]], graduating in 1979.<ref name="profile"/> She earned master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from the [[University of Pennsylvania]], completing her Ph.D. in 1986 under the joint supervision of [[Bonnie Webber]] and [[Barbara J. Grosz]].<ref name="profile"/><ref name=mathgene>{{MathGenealogy}}</ref><ref name="thesis-pollack-1986">{{cite thesis |title=Inferring domain plans in question-answering (theory action, intentions, discourse, common sense reasoning) |date=1986 |institution=[[University of Pennsylvania]] |type=Ph.D. |last=Pollack |first=Martha Elizabeth |id={{ProQuest|303509615}} |oclc=256348876}}</ref>


==Career and research==
==Career and research==
Before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2000, she worked at [[SRI International]] from 1985 to 1992, and was on the faculty of the [[University of Pittsburgh]] from 1991 to 2000. She became dean of the School of Information at Michigan in 2007, Vice Provost in 2010, and Provost in 2013.<ref name="profile"/> She has also been program chair of the [[International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence]] in 1997,<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.ijcai.org/past/ijcai-97/#OFFICIAL IJCAI-97 Officials], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref> editor-in-chief of the ''[[Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research]]'' from 2001 to 2005,<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.jair.org/history.html JAIR History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421110530/http://www.jair.org/history.html |date=2018-04-21 }}, retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref> and president of the [[Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence]] from 2009 to 2010.<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.aaai.org/Organization/past-officers.php Past AAAI Officials], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref>
Before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2000, she worked at [[SRI International]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=University |first=Carnegie Mellon |title=Martha E. Pollack - The Inauguration of Farnam Jahanian - Carnegie Mellon University |url=https://www.cmu.edu/inauguration/speakers-performers/martha-pollack.html |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=www.cmu.edu |language=en}}</ref> from 1985 to 1992, and was on the faculty of the [[University of Pittsburgh]] from 1991 to 2000. She became dean of the School of Information at Michigan in 2007, Vice Provost in 2010, and Provost in 2013.<ref name="profile"/> She has also been program chair of the [[International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence]] in 1997,<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.ijcai.org/past/ijcai-97/#OFFICIAL IJCAI-97 Officials], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref> editor-in-chief of the ''[[Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research]]'' from 2001 to 2005,<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.jair.org/history.html JAIR History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421110530/http://www.jair.org/history.html |date=2018-04-21 }}, retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref> and president of the [[Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence]] from 2009 to 2010.<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.aaai.org/Organization/past-officers.php Past AAAI Officials], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref>


Pollack was the winner of the 1991 [[IJCAI Computers and Thought Award]].<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://ijcai-15.org/index.php/ijcai-15-awards List of past winners from IJCAI-2015], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref> She has been a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence since 1996, and of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]] and the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] since 2012.<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.aaai.org/Awards/fellows-list.php AAAI Fellows], retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref><ref>[http://awards.acm.org/award_winners/pollack_9212507.cfm ACM Fellow award citation], retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref><ref>[http://www.eecs.umich.edu/eecs/about/articles/2011/Pollack-AAAS-ACM.html Martha Pollack Named Fellow of AAAS, ACM], EECS, Univ. of Michigan, retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref><ref>[http://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-members-elected-fellows AAAS Members Elected as Fellows], AAAS, December 6, 2011, retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref> She was elected to the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/04/pollack-pape-elected-arts-and-sciences-academy|title=Pollack, Pape elected to arts and sciences academy|publisher=[[Cornell Chronicle]]|access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amacad.org/new-members-2022|title=New Members - Elected in 2022|publisher=[[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref>
Pollack was the winner of the 1991 [[IJCAI Computers and Thought Award]].<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://ijcai-15.org/index.php/ijcai-15-awards List of past winners from IJCAI-2015], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref> She has been a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence since 1996, and of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]] and the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] since 2012.<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.aaai.org/Awards/fellows-list.php AAAI Fellows], retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref><ref>[http://awards.acm.org/award_winners/pollack_9212507.cfm ACM Fellow award citation], retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref><ref>[http://www.eecs.umich.edu/eecs/about/articles/2011/Pollack-AAAS-ACM.html Martha Pollack Named Fellow of AAAS, ACM], EECS, Univ. of Michigan, retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref><ref>[http://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-members-elected-fellows AAAS Members Elected as Fellows], AAAS, December 6, 2011, retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref> She was elected to the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/04/pollack-pape-elected-arts-and-sciences-academy|title=Pollack, Pape elected to arts and sciences academy|publisher=[[Cornell Chronicle]]|access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amacad.org/new-members-2022|title=New Members - Elected in 2022|publisher=[[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=2022-04-30}}</ref>
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=== As President ===
=== As President ===
[[File:Cornell University president Martha Pollack at 2021 Commencement.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.5|Pollack at 2021 Commencement]]
[[File:Cornell University president Martha Pollack at 2021 Commencement.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Pollack at 2021 Commencement]]
Martha Pollack has made significant changes to [[List of fraternities and sororities at Cornell University|Greek Life]] on campus, including banning all hard alcohol from events, suspending chapters suspected of hazing, and requiring a full-time live-in advisor for each fraternity and sorority house.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cornellsun.com/2018/05/04/online-scorecard-no-hard-alcohol-among-greek-life-reforms-introduced-by-pollack/|title=Online Scorecard, No Hard Alcohol Among Greek Life Reforms Introduced by Pollack|date=2018-05-04|newspaper=The Cornell Daily Sun|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13|first=Girisha|last=Arora}}</ref> She has also introduced plans to improve mental health services on campus after widespread criticism of Cornell's culture and lack of support for students in need,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cornellsun.com/2018/11/13/pollack-says-greek-reforms-on-track-addresses-mental-health-on-campus/|title=Pollack Says Greek Reforms 'On-Track,' Addresses Mental Health on Campus|date=2018-11-13|newspaper=The Cornell Daily Sun|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13|first=Girisha|last=Arora}}</ref> and rejected calls from the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions]] movement for Cornell to [[Boycotts of Israel|boycott investments in Israeli businesses]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jns.org/cornell-president-rejects-bds-refuting-student-groups-push-to-divest-from-israel/|title=Cornell president rejects BDS, refuting student group's push to divest from Israel|date=2019-03-13|work=[[Jewish News Syndicate]]|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref>
Martha Pollack has made significant changes to [[List of fraternities and sororities at Cornell University|Greek Life]] on campus, including banning all hard alcohol from events, suspending chapters suspected of hazing, and requiring a full-time live-in advisor for each fraternity and sorority house.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cornellsun.com/2018/05/04/online-scorecard-no-hard-alcohol-among-greek-life-reforms-introduced-by-pollack/|title=Online Scorecard, No Hard Alcohol Among Greek Life Reforms Introduced by Pollack|date=2018-05-04|newspaper=The Cornell Daily Sun|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13|first=Girisha|last=Arora}}</ref> She has also introduced plans to improve mental health services on campus after widespread criticism of Cornell's culture and lack of support for students in need,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cornellsun.com/2018/11/13/pollack-says-greek-reforms-on-track-addresses-mental-health-on-campus/|title=Pollack Says Greek Reforms 'On-Track,' Addresses Mental Health on Campus|date=2018-11-13|newspaper=The Cornell Daily Sun|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13|first=Girisha|last=Arora}}</ref> and rejected calls from the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions]] movement for Cornell to [[Boycotts of Israel|boycott investments in Israeli businesses]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jns.org/cornell-president-rejects-bds-refuting-student-groups-push-to-divest-from-israel/|title=Cornell president rejects BDS, refuting student group's push to divest from Israel|date=2019-03-13|work=[[Jewish News Syndicate]]|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-05}}</ref> Pollack has come under congressional scrutiny by Ways and Means Committee Chairman [[Jason Smith (American politician)|Jason Smith]] for the University's response to anti-semitism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Egan |first=Matt |date=2024-01-10 |title=House takes aim at Harvard, MIT and UPenn’s tax-exempt status over antisemitism {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/investing/harvard-tax-status-house-ways-and-means/index.html |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

On 9 May 2024, she announced her decision to retire from the president position at [[Cornell University]] on 30 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lefkowitz |first=Melanie |date=9 May 2024 |title=After ‘transformational’ tenure, Pollack to retire June 30 |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/05/after-transformational-tenure-pollack-retire-june-30 |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=news.cornell.edu |language=en}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 07:14, 18 May 2024

Martha Pollack
Pollack in 2017
14th President of Cornell University
Assumed office
April 17, 2017
Preceded byElizabeth Garrett
Succeeded byMichael Kotlikoff (designate)
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of Michigan
In office
2013–2017
Preceded byPhilip J. Hanlon
Succeeded byMartin Philbert
Personal details
Born
Martha Elizabeth Pollack

(1958-08-27) August 27, 1958 (age 65)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
SpouseKen Gottschlich
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD)
Academic background
ThesisInferring Domain Plans in Question-Answering (1986)
Doctoral advisorBonnie Webber
Academic work
DisciplineArtificial intelligence
Institutions

Martha Elizabeth Pollack (born August 27, 1958)[1] is an American computer scientist who has served as the 14th president of Cornell University since April 2017. Previously, she served as the 14th provost and executive vice president for academic affairs of the University of Michigan from 2013 to 2017.[2][3]

Pollack's research specialty is artificial intelligence, where her contributions include works in planning, natural language processing, and activity recognition for cognitive assistance.[2][4] She also serves on the board of directors of IBM.[5]

Pollack is Jewish.[6]

Education

Pollack completed her undergraduate studies in linguistics at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1979.[2] She earned master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania, completing her Ph.D. in 1986 under the joint supervision of Bonnie Webber and Barbara J. Grosz.[2][7][8]

Career and research

Before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2000, she worked at SRI International[9] from 1985 to 1992, and was on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh from 1991 to 2000. She became dean of the School of Information at Michigan in 2007, Vice Provost in 2010, and Provost in 2013.[2] She has also been program chair of the International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence in 1997,[2][10] editor-in-chief of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research from 2001 to 2005,[2][11] and president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence from 2009 to 2010.[2][12]

Pollack was the winner of the 1991 IJCAI Computers and Thought Award.[2][13] She has been a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence since 1996, and of the Association for Computing Machinery and the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2012.[2][14][15][16][17] She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2022.[18][19]

On November 14, 2016, the Cornell University Board of Trustees announced that they had unanimously elected her as Cornell University’s 14th president, with her presidency beginning on April 17, 2017.[20] Pollack was officially inaugurated on August 25, 2017.[21][22]

As President

Pollack at 2021 Commencement

Martha Pollack has made significant changes to Greek Life on campus, including banning all hard alcohol from events, suspending chapters suspected of hazing, and requiring a full-time live-in advisor for each fraternity and sorority house.[23] She has also introduced plans to improve mental health services on campus after widespread criticism of Cornell's culture and lack of support for students in need,[24] and rejected calls from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement for Cornell to boycott investments in Israeli businesses.[25] Pollack has come under congressional scrutiny by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith for the University's response to anti-semitism.[26]

On 9 May 2024, she announced her decision to retire from the president position at Cornell University on 30 June 2024.[27]

References

  1. ^ Steecker, Matt; Platsky, Jeff (November 15, 2016). "Martha Pollack named 14th Cornell president". The Ithaca Journal.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Martha E. Pollack Archived 2017-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the Provost, University of Michigan, and Curriculum vitae Archived 2017-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, both retrieved 2015-06-14.
  3. ^ University of Michigan Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs. "Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs (University of Michigan) Supplemental Files". University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  4. ^ Martha E. Pollack publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "IBM Elects Martha E. Pollack to its Board of Directors". IBM News Room. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  6. ^ Harrison, Donald H. (May 9, 2024). "Jewish President of Cornell Martha Pollack Suddenly Announces Retirement". San Diego Jewish World. Archived from the original on 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  7. ^ Martha E. Pollack at the Mathematics Genealogy Project Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ Pollack, Martha Elizabeth (1986). Inferring domain plans in question-answering (theory action, intentions, discourse, common sense reasoning) (Ph.D.). University of Pennsylvania. OCLC 256348876. ProQuest 303509615.
  9. ^ University, Carnegie Mellon. "Martha E. Pollack - The Inauguration of Farnam Jahanian - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  10. ^ IJCAI-97 Officials, retrieved 2015-06-14.
  11. ^ JAIR History Archived 2018-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2015-04-16.
  12. ^ Past AAAI Officials, retrieved 2015-06-14.
  13. ^ List of past winners from IJCAI-2015, retrieved 2015-06-14.
  14. ^ AAAI Fellows, retrieved 2015-04-16.
  15. ^ ACM Fellow award citation, retrieved 2015-04-16.
  16. ^ Martha Pollack Named Fellow of AAAS, ACM, EECS, Univ. of Michigan, retrieved 2015-06-14.
  17. ^ AAAS Members Elected as Fellows, AAAS, December 6, 2011, retrieved 2015-06-14.
  18. ^ "Pollack, Pape elected to arts and sciences academy". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  19. ^ "New Members - Elected in 2022". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  20. ^ "Martha E. Pollack, provost at Michigan, named 14th president". Cornell Chronicle. November 14, 2016.
  21. ^ Mediak, Gabrielle (August 25, 2017). "Thousands attend Cornell University's 14th presidential inauguration". Spectrum News. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  22. ^ Butler, Matt (August 25, 2017). "Martha Pollack inaugurated as Cornell's newest president". Ithaca.com. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
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  24. ^ Arora, Girisha (November 13, 2018). "Pollack Says Greek Reforms 'On-Track,' Addresses Mental Health on Campus". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
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Academic offices
Preceded by 14th President of Cornell University
2017 – present 		Incumbent
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