Robert Birnbaum

ROBERT BIRNBAUM is Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at the University of Maryland, College Park, and was formerly Professor and Chair of the Department of Higher and Adult Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He has held administrative appointments as Vice-chancellor of the City University of New York, Vice-chancellor of the New Jersey Department of Higher Education, and Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Birnbaum is author, co-author, or editor of nine...See more

ROBERT BIRNBAUM is Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at the University of Maryland, College Park, and was formerly Professor and Chair of the Department of Higher and Adult Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He has held administrative appointments as Vice-chancellor of the City University of New York, Vice-chancellor of the New Jersey Department of Higher Education, and Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. Birnbaum is author, co-author, or editor of nine books and numerous articles in scholarly and professional journals related to higher education leadership and organization, and the role of higher education in society. See less