Joseph C. Burke (1932 – August 3, 2018) was an American educator and academic best known for serving as President of the

State University of New York at Plattsburgh The State University of New York College at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh) is a public college in Plattsburgh, New York. The college was founded in 1889 and officially opened in 1890. The college is part of the State University of New York (SUN ...

and Acting Chancellor of the State University of New York. Burke earned a bachelor's degree in History and Philosophy from

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and Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Legal History from

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship campus of Indiana University and, with over 40,000 students, its largest ca ...

. Burke began his career at Ohio Wesleyan University and

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. He assumed the position of Academic Vice President

Loyola College (Montreal) Loyola College was a Jesuit college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1896 and ceased to exist as an independent institution in 1974 when it was incorporated into Concordia University. A portion of the original college remains as a ...

and negotiated its merger with

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to form Concordia University in 1974. He then moved to the

, serving as its President for twelve years. Burke became Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of SUNY in 1986 and was asked to assume the chancellorship when his predecessor resigned due to failing health. Burke was a Senior Fellow with the Rockefeller Institute's Higher Education Program until his death in 2018. SUNY Plattsburgh's Burke Gallery is named after him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Joseph C. 1932 births 2018 deaths American historians Bellarmine University alumni Duquesne University faculty Indiana University Bloomington alumni Chancellors of the State University of New York University at Albany, SUNY faculty Concordia University people Academic staff of Loyola College (Montreal)