Mike Latham ’86

After an accomplished academic career as an educator and college administrator, Mike Latham ’86 began his tenure as the 17th president of Punahou School in July 2019. Prior to returning to Hawai‘i, Latham served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean at Grinnell College in Iowa, a nationally ranked liberal arts college known for innovative teaching.
As Grinnell’s chief academic officer, Latham co-chaired a task force leading to a new Institute for Global Engagement; advanced new learning initiatives centered on technology and data; guided Grinnell’s approach to diversity and inclusion; and helped draw major grants from the National Science Foundation, the Mellon Foundation and the Carver Foundation.
 
Before Grinnell, Latham was Professor of History and Dean of Fordham University’s College at Rose Hill in New York City. Latham took on this administrative role after 13 years as a history professor. He has also taught in China at the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies, and is the author of two books and dozens of articles, essays and reviews.
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