Roger L. Geiger (born 1943) is an American scholar of
higher education in the United States. He is Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Emeritus at
Pennsylvania State University.
Education and career
Geiger graduated from the
University of Michigan
, mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"
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, budget = $10.3 billion (2021)
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with a
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four year ...
with a major in English in 1964, an
Master of Arts
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Th ...
in history in 1966, and a
Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...
in history in 1972.
He was an instructor in history at
Northern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University (Northern Michigan, Northern or NMU) is a public university in Marquette, Michigan. It was established in 1899 by the Michigan Legislature as Northern State Normal School. In 1963, the state designated Northern a uni ...
from 1966 to 1968 and at the University of Michigan from 1972 to 1974. From 1974 to 1987 he was employed at
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
's Institution for Social and Policy Studies. He joined the faculty of Pennsylvania State University in 1987.
Books
* (1st edition, 1986, Oxford University Press)
* (1st edition, 1993, Oxford University Press)
*
* as editor with Carol Colbeck, Roger L. Williams, and Christian K. Anderson:
* with Creso M. Sá:
*
* as editor:
* as editor with Nathan M. Sorber and Christian K. Anderson:
References
Pennsylvania State University faculty
1943 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
University of Michigan alumni
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External Links
"Roger's Notes": https://sites.psu.edu/rogerlgeiger/