Susan Herbst
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Susan Herbst, a political scientist
, is the 15th and current president of the University of Connecticut
. She was named the president of the university on December 20, 2010, and took office on June 1, 2011. She succeeded Philip Austin, who served as Interim President since May 2010.
The University of Connecticut has campuses in Avery Point, Greater Hartford, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, and Storrs, enrolling more than 28,000 students, with a total operating budget of approximately $1.4 billion. Herbst is the first woman to be selected as the University of Connecticut’s president since the school’s founding in 1881.
, where she led 15 university presidents and oversaw the academic missions for all 35 public universities in Georgia.
She also worked closely with the system’s Board of Regents on all aspects of finance and higher education policy for the state. The system has more than 311,000 students, roughly 10,000 faculty members, and a budget of more than $6 billion a year. Herbst also held a faculty appointment as a professor of public policy at Georgia Tech.
Herbst was previously provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at SUNY-Albany from 2005 to 2007, and also served as acting president of the school for a year. She also served as the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University
from 2003 to 2005.
Herbst joined Northwestern University
as an assistant professor in 1989 and remained there until 2003. She became Professor of Political Science and Communication Studies in 1989, and eventually chaired the Department of Political Science.
Herbst has authored many scholarly journal articles and books, including her most recent book, Rude Democracy: Civility and Incivility in American Politics (Temple University Press), released in September 2010. Her publications also include Reading Public Opinion: Political Actors View the Democratic Process (University of Chicago Press, 1998), Politics at the Margin: Historical Studies of Public Expression Outside the Mainstream (Cambridge University Press, 1994), and Numbered Voices: How Opinion Polls Have Shaped American Politics (University of Chicago Press, 1995), among others. Along with Benjamin I. Page, Lawrence R. Jacobs and Jamie Druckman, she edits the University of Chicago’s Chicago Studies in American Politics.
in 1984 and her Ph.D. in communication theory and research from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles in 1989.
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, is the 15th and current president of the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
. She was named the president of the university on December 20, 2010, and took office on June 1, 2011. She succeeded Philip Austin, who served as Interim President since May 2010.
The University of Connecticut has campuses in Avery Point, Greater Hartford, Stamford, Torrington, Waterbury, and Storrs, enrolling more than 28,000 students, with a total operating budget of approximately $1.4 billion. Herbst is the first woman to be selected as the University of Connecticut’s president since the school’s founding in 1881.
Administrative and Academic Career
Prior to her appointment to the presidency, Herbst served as executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer at the University System of GeorgiaUniversity System of Georgia
The University System of Georgia is the organizational body that includes 35 public institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions as well as administering...
, where she led 15 university presidents and oversaw the academic missions for all 35 public universities in Georgia.
She also worked closely with the system’s Board of Regents on all aspects of finance and higher education policy for the state. The system has more than 311,000 students, roughly 10,000 faculty members, and a budget of more than $6 billion a year. Herbst also held a faculty appointment as a professor of public policy at Georgia Tech.
Herbst was previously provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at SUNY-Albany from 2005 to 2007, and also served as acting president of the school for a year. She also served as the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
from 2003 to 2005.
Herbst joined Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
as an assistant professor in 1989 and remained there until 2003. She became Professor of Political Science and Communication Studies in 1989, and eventually chaired the Department of Political Science.
Herbst has authored many scholarly journal articles and books, including her most recent book, Rude Democracy: Civility and Incivility in American Politics (Temple University Press), released in September 2010. Her publications also include Reading Public Opinion: Political Actors View the Democratic Process (University of Chicago Press, 1998), Politics at the Margin: Historical Studies of Public Expression Outside the Mainstream (Cambridge University Press, 1994), and Numbered Voices: How Opinion Polls Have Shaped American Politics (University of Chicago Press, 1995), among others. Along with Benjamin I. Page, Lawrence R. Jacobs and Jamie Druckman, she edits the University of Chicago’s Chicago Studies in American Politics.
Education
Herbst received her B.A. in political science from Duke UniversityDuke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in 1984 and her Ph.D. in communication theory and research from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles in 1989.