Robert Weisbuch

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Robert Weisbuch
11th President of Drew University
In office
2005–2012
Preceded by Thomas Kean
Succeeded by MaryAnn Baenninger
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Alma mater Wesleyan University (BA)
Yale University (Ph.D)

Robert Weisbuch is an American academic administrator and professor. He served as the eleventh President of Drew University from 2005 to 2012. [1]

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Biography

Weisbuch received a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. from Yale University. [1] He spent 25 years at the University of Michigan, where he served as chair of the Department of English, associate vice president for research, associate dean for faculty programs, and interim dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. [1] [2] He then served as President of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation for seven years. In 2005, he became the eleventh President of Drew University [1] [3]

On May 2, 2012, Weisbuch announced plans to leave his position as of June 30, 2012 to devote more time to writing and scholarship. He is a member of EDUCAUSE. [4]

Bibliography

Numerous essays on liberal arts and academia in Chronicle of Higher Education and elsewhere

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