Douglas A. Hicks

Douglas Alan Hicks is an American scholar of theology and ethics who is president of Davidson College.

Hicks became the 19th president of Davidson College on August 1, 2022. He previously served as Dean of Oxford College of Emory University and the Charles R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Religion at Emory. Before that, he was Professor of Religion and Senior Advisor for Academic Initiatives at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. He served as Colgate's Provost and Dean of the Faculty from 2012 through 2015. From 1998 through 2012, Hicks was Professor of Leadership Studies and Religion at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, where he also was the founding director of the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement.

Education and career Hicks graduated from Park Tudor School in 1986. He holds an A.B. degree with honors in economics from Davidson College, a Masters of Divinity degree, summa cum laude, from Duke University, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in religion, ethics and economics from Harvard University. During the spring of 2003, he served as visiting assistant professor of religion and society at Harvard Divinity School.

Hicks is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He is the author of four books: Inequality and Christian Ethics (2000), Religion and the Workplace (2003), With God on All Sides: Leadership in a Devout and Diverse America (2009), and Money Enough: Everyday Practices for Living Faithfully in the Global Economy (2010).

His articles have appeared in The Leadership Quarterly, The Journal of Religious Ethics, World Development and The Journal of Ecumenical Studies.

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