For instance my assistant secretaries of state had an open door to me. They were the people who had to make things happen, and I made it clear that they were empowered from the very beginning. That would be chaos. I got better at delegating, I think, after that.
How did you learn on the job and deal with people who thought you were in over your head? And with those who thought they should have been provost? Well, I had one advantage: It was clear what my focus had to be. I got people around me who I trusted and who I felt could help do the work. I was pretty sharp with people.
I had to relearn that lesson as a manager. When you moved from National Security to the State Department, you said you preferred having line responsibility to being in a staff position. I loved being in the White House. I was a few paces from the president; I saw him six, seven times a day.
What piece of knowledge from your research was most useful at the State Department? They take cues too late from the environment. The question is, how do you get a relatively successful institution to respond to really new challenges? Your relationship with President Bush is famously close.
There were obvious advantages to that closeness. Did you find it had disadvantages as well? Being close to your boss can be complicated. Well, first of all, it has many more advantages than not. Your extracurricular activities — playing the piano, watching sports, and working out — are very important to you.
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People Faculty Toggle Faculty Emeriti. Condoleezza Rice. She placed American diplomats throughout the Middle East, especially in areas of major turmoil.
Rice also aided in peace talks with other countries. Rice also works tirelessly to educate the public on international relations. In , when her appointment as Secretary of State ended, Rice returned to teaching. She has published several books including her two autobiographies. She also serves on the board of several companies including the Boys and Girls Club.
Although she did not pursue a career as a musician, Rice continues to play the piano. She also supports the arts through several charities. While working in Washington DC, Rice took up golfing as a leisure activity. In , her leisure activity gained her another first. She became one of the first female members admitted to Augusta National Golf Club, an organization that had excluded women for 80 years.
MLA — Norwood, Arlisha. National Women's History Museum, Date accessed. Condoleezza Rice is the first woman and first African American to serve as provost of Stanford University. In , Rice was appointed national security adviser by President George W. Bush , becoming the first African American woman and woman to hold the post, and went on to become the first Black woman to serve as U.
Secretary of State. Rice was born on November 14, , in Birmingham, Alabama. The only child of a Presbyterian minister and a teacher, Rice grew up surrounded by racism in the segregated South. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Denver in , her master's from the University of Notre Dame in , and her Ph. That same year, she joined Stanford University as a political science professor.
In , Rice became the first woman and first African American to serve as provost of Stanford University — a post she held for six years. During that time, she also served as the university's chief budget and academic officer.
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