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Thursday, February 25, 2010Speaker: Adam Weinberg, Ph.D.
President and CEO, World Learning
President, SIT
Adam Weinberg joined World Learning in December 2005 from Colgate University, where he held a number of faculty positions since 1994, including Vice President and Dean of the College from 2002 to 2005. During his 11-year tenure at Colgate, Weinberg applied his background in sociology to both academic leadership and administrative oversight. His work on civic education has garnered national attention from a number of major foundations and he has achieved a considerable record in the area of sustainable development, including micro-enterprise development, poverty reduction programs and educational initiatives. He has also been involved in a national effort directed toward youth political engagement, an activity that began as a project in a course he taught.
Weinberg has written extensively on universities as catalysts for social and economic development. He served as a task force member on President Clinton's Council on Sustainable Development and has been involved in the development of numerous organizations that connect universities and communities, including: the Partnership for Community Development, the COVE, Democracy Matters, and the Upstate Institute. Weinberg was also the architect of Colgate’s Residential Education program, which has attracted significant national attention for its innovative approach to civic education.
Weinberg graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bowdoin College and did work at Cambridge University before receiving his Masters and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. He lives with his wife and three children in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Sponsors include the Center for Social Concerns, College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology, Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, and major financial sponsorship from the Office of International Studies.
To participate in the newly formed Learning Community on Fostering Global Citizenship, please contact Rachel Tomas Morgan (Center for Social Concerns) or Deb Rotman (Anthropology). Our next session is scheduled for Friday, March 19, tentative time 9:00–10:00 a.m. or 1:30–2:30 p.m., in the Coffee House of Geddes Hall.
To learn more, visit: Global Citizenship Learning Community Proposal
