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|name =  Raynard S. Kington 
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|order = 13th
|office= President of Grinnell College
|term_start = August 1, 2010
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|predecessor = Russell K. Osgood
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|spouse = Peter T. Daniolos<ref name="13thpres"/>
|alma_mater = [[Organization:University of Michigan|University of Michigan]], B.S., M.D<br>[[Organization:University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania]], Ph.D., M.B.A.
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'''Raynard S. Kington''' is the president of [[Organization:Grinnell College|Grinnell College]]. He was most recently deputy director of the [[Organization:National Institutes of Health|National Institutes of Health]], and officially became the 13th president of Grinnell College on August 1, 2010.<ref name="chronticker">''Chronicle of Higher Education''. Ticker. (February 17, 2010 1:21 PM ET) [http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Grinnell-College-Chooses-Top/21305/ Grinnell College Chooses Top NIH Official as Its New President].</ref> Kington entered a combined B.S./M.D. program at the [[Organization:University of Michigan|University of Michigan]] at age 16, earning his bachelor's degree when he was 19 and the M.D. at 21. He earned an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in health policy and economics at The Wharton School at the [[Organization:University of Pennsylvania|University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="13thpres">Grinnell College. (February 17, 2010). [http://www.grinnell.edu/news/releases/13th-president "Grinnell announces 13th President Raynard S. Kington, M.D., M.B.A., Ph.D., National Institutes of Health Deputy Director, to lead Grinnell"].</ref>

He served as deputy director of the [[Organization:National Institutes of Health|National Institutes of Health]] after his appointment by director Elias Zerhouni in 2003. He briefly served as acting director of NIH from October 2008 to August 2009, until the appointment of director Francis Collins.<ref name="science">Kaiser, Jocelyn. (February 17, 2010). ''Science'' [http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2010/02/nih-deputy-director-kington-leav.html "NIH Deputy Director Kington Leaving for Grinnell"]</ref> He is renowned for being the first openly gay president of Grinnell College, as well as the first black president.<ref name="Ocamb, Karen">Grinnell College. (February 19, 2010). [http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/02/grinnell-college-names-black-gay-man-as-new-president/].</ref>

== Family ==
Kington, his husband, and two young sons moved with him to Grinnell, Iowa, during the summer of 2010.<ref name="13thpres" /><ref name="bold">Jaschik, Scott. (February 18, 2010). ''Inside Higher Ed'' [http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/02/18/grinnell "Bold Choices"]</ref>

== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwI-Fm71ePE Raynard Kington's address to the Grinnell College community, February 17, 2010]

=== Opinion/Editorials ===
* [https://www.salon.com/2018/02/17/metoo-is-a-wakeup-call-we-need-to-talk-to-youth-about-sexual-health-and-ethics/ #MeToo is a wakeup call: We need to talk to youth about sexual health and ethics, ''Salon'', February 17, 2018]
* [https://www.salon.com/2017/10/29/the-long-tail-of-jim-crow/ The Long Tail of Jim Crow, ''Salon'', October 29, 2017]
* [http://www.chronicle.com/article/Creative-Ways-to-Help-Students/239862 Creative Ways to Help Students Recover from Failure, ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'', April 23, 2017]
* [https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2017/03/20/scientist-speaks-out-against-proposed-elimination-national-endowments-arts-and?amp;utm_campaign=51acf0a2c5-DNU20170320&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-51acf0a2c5-197494329&amp;mc_cid=51acf0a2c5&amp;mc_eid=b2f53fbf5e A Scientist Speaks for the Arts and Humanities, ''Inside Higher Ed'', March 20, 2017]
* [http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2017/02/16/immigrants-success-ultimately-our-countrys-success/97980030/ Immigrants&#39; Success is Ultimately our Country’s Success, ''Des Moines Register'', February 16, 2017]
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/12/23/college-president-schools-cant-be-blue-islands-in-red-states/ College President: Schools Can&#39;t Be Blue Islands in Red States, ''The Washington Post'', December 23, 2016]
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/11/03/im-gay-and-african-american-as-i-dad-i-still-have-it-easier-than-working-moms/ I&#39;m Gay and African American. As a Dad, I Still Have It Easier than Working Moms, ''Washington Post'', November 3, 2016]
* Creating a Community of Scholars and Change Agents for Higher Education, ''AGB Newsletter'', September 30, 2016
* [http://www.chronicle.com/article/Obamas-Imprint-on-Higher-Ed-/237851 Obama&#39;s Imprint on Higher Ed: Responses: Invest in Evidence, ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', September 25, 2016]
* [http://hechingerreport.org/eliminating-not-categories-iowa-prairie-beyond/ Eliminating “have” and “have not” categories on the Iowa prairie and beyond, ''Hechinger Report'', May 3, 2016]
* [http://chronicle.com/article/Make-Admissions-at-Elite/150179/ Make Admissions at Elite Colleges ‘Access Aware’, ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', November 24, 2014]
* [https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/05/08/essay-asks-why-white-house-efforts-combat-sexual-assault-arent-more-focused-alcohol The Missing Factor, ''Inside Higher Ed'', May 8, 2014]
* [http://chronicle.com/article/A-Cost-Control-Lesson-From-an/145321/ A Cost-Control Lesson From an Unlikely Source, ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', March 17, 2014]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raynard-kington/can-you-apply-pay-for-performance_b_4717504.html Can You Apply &#39;Pay for Performance&#39; to Higher Education?, ''Huffington&nbsp;Post'', February 4, 2014]
* Iowa View: A Family's Dream, A Nation's Dream, ''Des Moines Register'', May 28, 2013 
* [http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/34590/title/Opinion--On-Being-an--African-American-Scientist-/ On Being an "African American Scientist", ''Scientist'', March 5, 2013]
* [http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-04-02/news/bs-ed-academic-redshirting-20120402_1_redshirting-higher-education-academic-strengths Academic&nbsp;Redshirting&mdash;Give Them a Little More Time,&nbsp;''Baltimore Sun'', April 2, 2012]
* [http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1113274 Building a Better Physician&mdash;The Case for the New MCAT,&nbsp;''New England Journal of Medicine'', April 5, 2012]
* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/are-car-loans-college-loans-so-different/2012/02/28/gIQAZxN4fR_blog.html Are Car Loans, College Loans So Different?, ''Washington Post'', February 28, 2012]
* [https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128273.400-stop-this-terrible-waste-of-scientific-talent.html#.VP8t3fnF98E Stop this terrible waste of scientific talent, ''New Scientist'', August 24, 2011]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raynard-kington/the-role-of-liberal-arts-_b_839570.html The Role of Liberal Arts Colleges in Advancing Positive Social Change,&nbsp;''Huffington Post'', March 23, 2011, updated May 25, 2011]

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