Richard W. Lariviere

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Richard W. Lariviere
Born	Chicago, Illinois, US
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Janis Worcester (1984–present)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Iowa (B.A.) (1972) University of Pennsylvania (PhD.) (1978)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Texas at Austin (1982–2006) University of Kansas (2006–2009) University of Oregon (2009–2011) Field Museum (2012–)

Richard W. Lariviere was President of the University of Oregon (OU) from 2009 to 2011. He is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He became president of OU in 2009. Lariviere's contract was not renewed in 2011 amid a racketeering scandal in the OU Dean of Students office. ^[1]

Lariviere has stated that he will remain at OU as a tenured faculty member.

1. ↑ https://news.yahoo.com/ph-d-student-files-racketeering-suit-against-university-114211362.html^{[permanent dead link]}