Charles Wilson (economist)

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Charles Z. Wilson
Nationality American
Academic career
FieldEducation Economics
Institution University of California, Los Angeles
SUNY-Binghamton
DePaul University
Alma mater University of Illinois
Website http://www.czandcons.com/

Charles Zachary Wilson is an American economist who is Professor Emeritus at UCLA's Graduate School of Education. He was the first Black individual to serve as an Academic Vice-Chancellor in the University of California System, and was among the founders of the National Economic Association. [1]

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Education and early life

Born in the Mississippi Delta, [2] Wilson earned a B.S. (1952) and PhD (1956) in Economics and Statistics from the University of Illinois, completed post-doctoral training in Engineering Economics at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1959, [1] and later trained in Family Counseling at California State University, Northridge and Management for Entrepreneurs at UCLA. [3]

Career

Wilson taught at DePaul University's School of Business and then at SUNY-Binghamton, where he became the first Black full professor on that faculty. He joined UCLA in 1968 as a professor in the Graduate School of Education. In 1970, he became Vice-Chancellor of Academic Programs, where he served until 1984. From 1985 to 1996 he was Publisher of Central News-Wave Publications, Inc, one of the largest black newspapers in the United States. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Economic Association 50th Anniversary Celebration and Honors Luncheon" (PDF). January 4, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2020.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Jalon, Allan M. (6 May 2019). "Why Did This Pioneering Trustee Leave LACMA And Place His Prized Collection With The Getty?". The Forward. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  3. "CZAND ASSOCIATES". www.czandcons.com. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  4. "Crossing Learning Boundaries By Choice". ourweekly.com. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2020-08-18.