Donna Shalala

Donna Edna Shalala (born February 14, 1941 in Cleveland, Ohio) served as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton. She now serves as president of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

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February 14 - 1941 - Cleveland, Ohio - United States Secretary of Health and Human Services - Bill Clinton - University of Miami - Coral Gables, Florida

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As Clinton's Secretary of Health and Human Services, she frequently drew criticism from political conservatives and moderates for her liberal positions. Shalala was also known for her fervent anti-drug stance, saying: "Marijuana is illegal, dangerous, unhealthy, and wrong," though a number of conservatives considered the Clinton administration's anti-drug policies weak.

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Conservative - Liberal - Marijuana

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Prior to her appointment to the Clinton cabinet, she was Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Chancellor - University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Shalala received a bachelor's degree from Miami University's Western College Program in Oxford, Ohio and a doctorate from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.

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Miami University - Western College Program - Oxford, Ohio - Syracuse University - Syracuse, New York

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She is of Arab American ancestry.

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