Robert Sanborn

Dr. Robert Sanborn
Dr. Robert Sanborn
Born	1959
Residence	Houston, TX
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Florida State University ; Columbia University
Occupation	President/CEO of Children at Risk
Spouse(s)	Ellen Sanborn

Last updated September 29, 2019

Robert Sanborn is a nationally known activist for education and children and is the President/CEO of Children At Risk in Houston, Texas. He has been president since 2005.^[1]^[2] Sanborn was born in Caribou, Maine and raised in Puerto Rico.

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Sanborn served on the staff and/or faculties of Rice University (Associate Dean & Faculty), Hampshire College (Dean & Faculty), Columbia University (Staff & Faculty), the University of Tulsa (Vice President & Faculty), Emory University (Staff) and the University of Massachusetts (Faculty).^[2] He also served as the CEO of the Education Foundation of Harris County^[2] where his accomplishments included a significant rise in resources, partnerships and visibility for urban public education.

William Marsh Rice University, commonly known as Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas. The university is situated on a 300-acre campus near the Houston Museum District and is adjacent to the Texas Medical Center.

Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Together they have since been known as the Five Colleges or the Five College Consortium.

Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 near the Upper West Side region of Manhattan, Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence, seven of which belong to the Ivy League. It has been ranked by numerous major education publications as among the top ten universities in the world.

He earned his undergraduate degree at Florida State University and his doctorate at Columbia University in New York City.^[2] He has also served as an advisor and board member to numerous non-profit organizations.

Florida State University is a public space-grant and sea-grant research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida.

Dr. Sanborn has pushed to expand CHILDREN AT RISK. Notable achievements include opening up centers in Dallas and Fort Worth; launching the Public Policy & Law Center, the CHILDREN AT RISK Institute, the Center for Parenting and Family Well-Being and the Center to End Trafficking and Exploitation of Children; directing significantly increased media attention to the issues championed by the organization; and increasing the organizational capacity to drive macro-level change to improve the lives of Texas’ most defenseless children. Sanborn is the Executive Editor of two peer reviewed, open access academic journals, the Journal of Applied Research on Children and the Journal of Family Strengths. He is also the host of the popular radio program and podcast Growing Up in America on the Pacifica Radio Network.

Dr. Sanborn is an editor of Growing Up in Houston and has authored 12 books and over forty articles on education, career development and related education topics. He has hosted his own radio and television programs, and has spoken to numerous conferences, civic, business, education, and student groups on a variety of topics.

On May 1, 2009, the University of Houston–Downtown announced that Sanborn was one of four candidates to become the next president of the university.^[3] He is currently an adjunct professor of Leadership in Non-Profit Organizations and Resourcing the Non-Profit Organization at UHD.

The University of Houston–Downtown (UHD) is a four-year state university and one of four distinct institutions in the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 40 acres (16 ha) in Downtown Houston, with a satellite location in northwestern Harris County. Founded in 1974, UHD is the second-largest university in the Houston area with more than 14,000 students.

Dr. Sanborn was awarded the 2017 Humanitarian of the Year award by the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship on April 19, 2017^[4]

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References

↑ Houston Chronicle. 2005, December 11. "People In Business." p. B4.
1 2 3 4 Houston Press. 2006, February 23. "Children at Risk." NEWS; Featured Stories.
↑ Daves, Sue (2009-05-01). "UHD Presidential Search Narrows to 4 Candidates". University of Houston–Downtown. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
↑ "Celebration of Service - Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston Galveston". asfhg.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.

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[chron-1] Houston Chronicle. 2005, December 11. "People In Business." p. B4.

[press-2] 1 2 3 4 Houston Press. 2006, February 23. "Children at Risk." NEWS; Featured Stories.

[3] Daves, Sue (2009-05-01). "UHD Presidential Search Narrows to 4 Candidates". University of Houston–Downtown. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2009-05-02.

[4] "Celebration of Service - Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston Galveston". asfhg.org. Retrieved 2017-04-07.