Colin Diver
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Colin Diver is the president of Reed College
in Portland, Oregon
He was named the college's 14th president on October 5, 2002, replacing acting president Peter Steinberger
, dean of Faculty, and succeeding Steven Koblik, who departed Reed College to run the Huntington Library in San Marino, California
.
Diver's area of expertise includes administrative law
, and prior to Reed he was Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
. Prior to this he served first as special counsel to the office of Boston
mayor Kevin White and then held a series of positions in Massachusetts
state government, including assistant secretary of consumer affairs and undersecretary in the state's office for administration and finance. Diver then served for 14 years as a faculty member at Boston University School of Law
, where he served as associate dean (1985-88) and dean (1988-89). He was a visiting professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and has held joint appointments in public policy at the Wharton School and the Boston University School of Management
.
, an exclusively undergraduate institution, does not have a law school, in September 2005 it was announced that Diver would be the coach of the inaugural Reed College
mock trial team.
In 2005, Diver submitted an article to the Atlantic Monthly outlining the adverse effects of the U.S. News & World Reports college ranking system, called Is There Life After Rankings? The article outlines why Reed College chooses not to participate in the rankings competition process, and addresses the implication that non-participation necessarily handicaps colleges in competing for student applications and enrollment.
Among his publications, Diver is co-author of a multiple-edition textbook on administrative law, entitled, "Administrative Law: Cases and Materials." A selected list of Diver's additional publications includes:
during the 1960s in a neighborhood that was undergoing rapid gentrification. Their experiences with school desegregation and racial equality were chronicled in New York Times journalist J. Anthony Lukas
’s Pulitzer Prize
-winning book Common Ground
. This in turn became a 1990 made-for-TV movie of the same name.
in 1965, where he currently serves as a trustee. He later received an LL.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School
in 1968. He holds an honorary degree from Amherst.
Reed College
Reed College is a private, independent, liberal arts college located in southeast Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus located in Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood, featuring architecture based on the Tudor-Gothic style, and a forested canyon wilderness...
in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
He was named the college's 14th president on October 5, 2002, replacing acting president Peter Steinberger
Peter Steinberger
Peter Steinberger is a professor of political philosophy at Reed College, where he is Dean of the Faculty. He was the thirteenth president of Reed College, preceding Colin Diver.Steinberger has served on the Reed College faculty since 1977...
, dean of Faculty, and succeeding Steven Koblik, who departed Reed College to run the Huntington Library in San Marino, California
San Marino, California
San Marino is a small, affluent city in Los Angeles County, California. Incorporated in 1913, the City founders designed the community to be uniquely residential, with expansive properties surrounded by beautiful gardens, wide streets, and well maintained parkways...
.
Diver's area of expertise includes administrative law
Administrative law
Administrative law is the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government. Government agency action can include rulemaking, adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory agenda. Administrative law is considered a branch of public law...
, and prior to Reed he was Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
The University of Pennsylvania Law School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Ivy League, it is among the oldest and most selective law schools in the nation. It is currently ranked 7th overall by U.S. News & World Report,...
. Prior to this he served first as special counsel to the office of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
mayor Kevin White and then held a series of positions in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
state government, including assistant secretary of consumer affairs and undersecretary in the state's office for administration and finance. Diver then served for 14 years as a faculty member at Boston University School of Law
Boston University School of Law
Boston University School of Law is the law school affiliated with Boston University, and is ranked #22 among American law schools by US News and World Report magazine. It is the second-oldest law school in Massachusetts and one of the first law schools in the country to admit students regardless...
, where he served as associate dean (1985-88) and dean (1988-89). He was a visiting professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and has held joint appointments in public policy at the Wharton School and the Boston University School of Management
Boston University School of Management
The Boston University School of Management is the business school at Boston University in Boston. Founded in 1913 as the College of Business Administration, the school offers undergraduate and graduate programs....
.
Notable activities
Though Reed CollegeReed College
Reed College is a private, independent, liberal arts college located in southeast Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus located in Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood, featuring architecture based on the Tudor-Gothic style, and a forested canyon wilderness...
, an exclusively undergraduate institution, does not have a law school, in September 2005 it was announced that Diver would be the coach of the inaugural Reed College
Reed College
Reed College is a private, independent, liberal arts college located in southeast Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus located in Portland's Eastmoreland neighborhood, featuring architecture based on the Tudor-Gothic style, and a forested canyon wilderness...
mock trial team.
In 2005, Diver submitted an article to the Atlantic Monthly outlining the adverse effects of the U.S. News & World Reports college ranking system, called Is There Life After Rankings? The article outlines why Reed College chooses not to participate in the rankings competition process, and addresses the implication that non-participation necessarily handicaps colleges in competing for student applications and enrollment.
Among his publications, Diver is co-author of a multiple-edition textbook on administrative law, entitled, "Administrative Law: Cases and Materials." A selected list of Diver's additional publications includes:
- 4th ed. Aspen Pub., Inc. (with R. Cass & J. Beermann) (2002)
- “Genophobia: What Is Wrong with Genetic Discrimination?” Univ. of Penn. Law Rev. 149:1441 (2001)
- “Seeking Higher Ground,” Media Studies J. 12:120 (1998) (with Joan M. Diver)
- “Israeli Administrative Law from an American Perspective, “ Law and Government in Israel, 4:1 (1997)
- “Regulatory Precision, “ in Making Regulatory Policy (K. Hawkins & J. Thomas eds. 1989)
- “Presidential Powers, “ American Univ. Law Rev., 36:519 (1987)
- “No Compromises, “ J. of Policy Analysis & Mgt., 5:645 (1986)
Common Ground
Colin Diver and his wife lived and raised their sons in BostonBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
during the 1960s in a neighborhood that was undergoing rapid gentrification. Their experiences with school desegregation and racial equality were chronicled in New York Times journalist J. Anthony Lukas
J. Anthony Lukas
Jay Anthony Lukas, aka J. Anthony Lucas , was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and author, probably best known for his 1985 book Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families, a classic study of race relations and school busing in Boston, Massachusetts, as...
’s Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning book Common Ground
Common Ground (book)
Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families is a book by J. Anthony Lukas examining race relations in Boston, Massachusetts through the prism of desegregation busing...
. This in turn became a 1990 made-for-TV movie of the same name.
Academic background
Diver received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Amherst CollegeAmherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
in 1965, where he currently serves as a trustee. He later received an LL.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
in 1968. He holds an honorary degree from Amherst.