Daniel H. Perlman (1934–1994) was the seventh president of Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1980 to 1989 and president of

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from 1990 to 1994. Perlman received two A.B. degrees, one from

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in 1954 and one from the

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in 1955. He received his A.M. in 1956, and Ph.D. in 1971, both from the University of Chicago. From 1972 to 1980, Perlman worked at Roosevelt University in Chicago. In 1980, he became president of Suffolk University in Boston and served in that position until 1989. After leaving Suffolk University, Perlman was president-in-residence at Harvard University's Institute for Educational Management for a year. Perlman became president of Webster University in 1990, serving until ill health forced him to take a leave of absence in 1993. Perlman died on March 31, 1994, in St. Louis from cancer at age 59.The University of Chicago magazine: Volumes 86-87

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Perlman, Daniel University of Chicago alumni Shimer College alumni Presidents of Suffolk University Webster University 1934 births 1994 deaths 20th-century American academics