Jonathan Brand

Jonathan Brand is an American legal scholar and academic administrator serving as the 15th President of Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Brand previously served as president of Doane University in Crete, Nebraska.

Jonathan Brand
15th President of Cornell College
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2011
Preceded by	Les Garner
11th President of Doane University
In office 2005–2011
Preceded by	Fredric D. Brown
Succeeded by	Jacque Carter
Personal details
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA) University of Michigan (MA) Cornell University (JD)

Education

Brand earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and French from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Master of Arts in French literature from the University of Michigan, and Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School. As an undergraduate, Brand studied abroad at the Paris-Sorbonne University through a NYU Paris program.[1]

Career

Brand has taught courses on political science and constitutional law at Grinnell College, Doane University, and Nanjing University. He served as the 11th President of Doane University from 2005 to 2011.[2] In 2011, Brand was selected as the next president of Cornell College.[3] He took office on July 1, 2011.[4][5]

Personal life

Brand and his wife, Rachelle LaBarge, have two children.[6]

References

1. Jonathan M. Brand CV
2. "Brand named Doane president". JournalStar.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
3. "President Jonathan Brand's Biography & CV - Cornell College". www.cornellcollege.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
4. January 10; 2011 (2011-01-10). "Meet the new president: Jonathan Brand - Cornell College". Cornell College News Center. Retrieved 2020-06-10.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. Kieffer, Rick Brewer, Ben. "The Future Of Higher Education". www.iowapublicradio.org. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
6. Frieswick, Kris. "The Multimillion-Dollar Homes on Campus Where Rent is Free". www.mansionglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.