Robert A. Corrigan
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Robert A. Corrigan has served as the 12th president of San Francisco State University
since September 1988. He previously served nine years as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston
.
Corrigan received his A.B. from Brown University
and both his master's and doctoral degrees in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania
.
Corrigan has been a provost at the University of Maryland, College Park
and dean at the University of Missouri
, in addition to holding faculty positions at the University of Iowa
, Bryn Mawr, the University of Pennsylvania
, and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden
.
Corrigan is a member of the National Cancer Institute's Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch Task Force and the National Advisory Council for Campus Compact. He is immediate past chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Colleges and Universities
(AAC&U).
In January 2007, Corrigan began a second term as chair of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on the Mayor's Biotechnology Advisory Council. He was a past member of the San Francisco Economic Development Corporation, the California Historical Society Board of Directors and the Private Industry Council of San Francisco. In 1994-95 he served on the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Budget Task Force and he is a past co-chair of the Bay Area School Reform Collaborative/Annenberg Challenge.
In the fall of 2011 Corrigan announced his plans for retirement by the end of the academic year, May 2012.
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
since September 1988. He previously served nine years as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Boston
The University of Massachusetts Boston, also known as UMass Boston, is an urban public research university and the second largest campus in the five-campus University of Massachusetts system. The university is located on on Harbor Point in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States...
.
Corrigan received his A.B. from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
and both his master's and doctoral degrees in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
.
Corrigan has been a provost at the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
and dean at the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
, in addition to holding faculty positions at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, Bryn Mawr, the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
Corrigan is a member of the National Cancer Institute's Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch Task Force and the National Advisory Council for Campus Compact. He is immediate past chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Colleges and Universities
Association of American Colleges and Universities
The Association of American Colleges and Universities is a national association that is committed to improving undergraduate education and advancing liberal education as the preferred philosophy of education for all students...
(AAC&U).
In January 2007, Corrigan began a second term as chair of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on the Mayor's Biotechnology Advisory Council. He was a past member of the San Francisco Economic Development Corporation, the California Historical Society Board of Directors and the Private Industry Council of San Francisco. In 1994-95 he served on the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Budget Task Force and he is a past co-chair of the Bay Area School Reform Collaborative/Annenberg Challenge.
In the fall of 2011 Corrigan announced his plans for retirement by the end of the academic year, May 2012.