residence predecessor religion children birth_place title profession birth_date term_start order spouse article_title term_end name
new haven , connecticut jehuda reinharz jewish miriam and noah port washington , new york president of brandeis university attorney 1955 january 1 , 2011 8th kathy lawrence frederick m. lawrence
 july 1 , 2015 frederick m. lawrence
frederick m. lawrence

frederick m. lawrence -lrb- b. 1955 -rrb- is an american lawyer , civil rights scholar and a former president of brandeis university .
he was named president on july 8 , 2010 and took office on jan. 1 , 2011 .
he announced his resignation on january 30 , 2015 , and it took effect on july 1 of that year .
