Adam S. Weinberg

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From 2006 to 2009 Weinberg served as the Provost and Executive Vice President of World Learning. From 2009 to 2013, he served as the organization's President and CEO. Founded in 1932, World Learning is an international nonprofit organization based in Brattleboro, Vermont, that focuses on international development, education, and exchange programs.

Denison University

On July 1, 2013, Weinberg became the 20th President of Denison University. [6] During his tenure as the university's president, there has been significant expansion of the curriculum with new generation academic programs, global programs, and a deepening of the arts, including the construction of the Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts; a reinvention of career exploration with the launching of the Austin E. Knowlton Center for Career Exploration; and a campus-wide focus on mentorship as a defining feature of a liberal arts education. [7]

Affiliations and awards

Weinberg is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations’s Higher Education Working Group on Global Issues [8] and the Talloires Network. [9] Also, Weinberg is a member of the Columbus Partnership, that works to promote economic development in the Columbus, Ohio region. [10] and the Council on Competitiveness. Weinberg has sat on many boards including The Midland Theatre, The Works, I Know I Can, The Great Lakes College Association, and The Ohio Foundation for Independent Colleges. While at World Learning, he was on the boards of InterAction and The Alliance of International and Cultural Exchange. [11] He is the founding member of the Boys & Girls Club of Newark (Ohio), [12] and he is a co-founding member of Democracy Matters. [13]

In 2017, Weinberg received the Career Services Champion Award from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. [14]

In 2022, Weinberg was awarded the Deerfield Academy Heritage Award in recognition of outstanding alumni. [15]

Selected works

References

  1. "Aces of Trades: Adam Weinberg on mission at Denison's helm". Newark Advocate. June 25, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. "Adam Weinberg '87 Appointed President of Denison University". Bowdoin News. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. @AdamAtDenison (June 22, 2019). "#1 NHL pick- great and well deserved night for my nephew- Jack Hughes. The Devils are getting a great hockey player and a fantastic human being. So excited for him and proud and happy for sister and brother in-law. @jackhughes43" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2023 via Twitter.
  4. "The difference is the scope". The Colgate Scene. September 2003. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  5. "Adam Weinberg, former Colgate professor and dean, is named president of Denison University". Colgate News. November 1, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  6. "Adam S. Weinberg, 20th President of Denison University". Denison University. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  7. "August 2018 Letter to Denison Faculty and Staff". Denison University. August 14, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  8. "Inaugural Symposium: The Power of the Liberal Arts - Denison President Adam Weinberg '87 on College Campus as Lab for Civic Education". Bowdoin Daily Sun. October 7, 2015. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  9. "The Talloires Network, Adam Weinberg". talloiresnetwork.tufts.edu. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  10. "Columbus Partnership, Adam S. Weinberg, Ph.D." columbuspartnership.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  11. "Adam S. Weinberg". Denison University. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  12. "About – Boys & Girls Club of Newark" . Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  13. "Adam S. Weinberg". sourcewatch.org. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  14. "Denison's new approach to careers recognized by industry leader". Denison.edu. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  15. "Heritage Award, Deerfield Academy Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved Oct 27, 2022.
  16. "9 Essential Practices to Make College Pay Off". www.kiplinger.com. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  17. "The move to stakeholder capitalism is an opportunity to reshape education". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  18. "Creating an Ecosystem of Faculty Mentorship". Inside Higher Ed. February 25, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  19. "Educational and Cultural Exchanges to Restore America's Image" (PDF). The Washington Quarterly. Summer 2008. Retrieved May 18, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  20. "Globalizing the Liberal Arts". denison.edu. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  21. "The Civic Responsibilities of Colleges". HuffPost. December 6, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  22. "Column: As jobs change, higher ed helps prepare for future work". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
Adam Weinberg
20thPresident of Denison University
Assumed office
July 1, 2013