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Carol Tecla Christ born is an American former academic administrator. She served as the 11th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley , from to Christ was born in New York City. In , she graduated with high honors in English from Douglass College , the women's college at Rutgers University. She received an M. In , Christ joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, and was chair of the English department from to In , she was appointed dean of humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences.

She also served as provost and dean of the College of Letters and Sciences.

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In , Christ was appointed vice chancellor, assistant manager, and provost and later became executive vice chancellor at Berkeley. Christ was the highest-ranking female administrator at Berkeley until she returned to full-time teaching in Christ became the 10th president of Smith College in Until recently, she was professor of English at Smith, offering seminars on science and literature and on the arts.

Christ was the president of Smith College from to She announced in May that she had, along with the Board of Trustees, begun the search for her successor. She retired in June At the start of her first academic year as chancellor, Christ responded to the Berkeley protests in which protests against conservative speakers led to violent outbreaks.