Education
Ph.D., Duke University
Teaching Experience
Professor, 1999-Present, University of Baltimore
Professor, 1996-1999, Bowling Green State University
Professor, 1984-1996, University of Colorado, Boulder
Associate Professor, 1975-1984, University of Colorado, Boulder
Assistant Professor, 1969-1975, University of Colorado, Boulder
Professional Experience
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University System of Maryland, 1999-Present
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Bowling Green State University, August 1996 - Present
Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Colorado, Boulder, July - August 1996
Courses Taught
"The Irish Aristocracy, 1832-1911: The Transformation of an Elite" book-length study
American Higher Education, articles
Sports History, articles
Selected Recent Articles and Conference Presentations
"'We Shall Gladly Teach': Public Expectations and the Professoriate," British Studies Intelligencer, Seventh Series, XIV (Spring, 1999): 6-8.
"Family Politics: The Duke of Wellington and His Brothers: A Commentary," The Consortium on Revolutionary Europe 1750-1850: Selected Papers 1998, Kyle O. Eidahl and Donald D. Howard, eds. (Tallahassee, FL, 1998): 477-80.
"Policy Making in England, 1795-1830: A Commentary," The Consortium on Revolutionary Europe 1750-1850: Selected Papers, 1995, Bernard A. Cook et. al. eds. (Tallahassee, FL, 1995): 392-94.
"On the Political Value of Friendship," Consortium on Revolutionary Europe 1750-1850: Selected Papers 1994, Ronald Caldwell et. al. eds. (Tallahassee, FL. 1994): 166-69.
Dictionary of American Biography Supplement 10 (1994), entries on Warren Crandall Giles, James William "Junior" Gilliam, and Adolph Frederick Rupp.
Dictionary of American Biography Supplement 9 (1994), entries on Jacob Nelson "Nellie" Fox and Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, Royal Historical Society
American Historical Association
North American Conference on British Studies (Life)
Western Conference on British Studies
Southern Conference on British Studies (Life)
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Alpha Theta
American Committee for Irish Studies
Committee on Gay and Lesbian History, American Historical Association (Life)
Foreign Research and Professional Travel
United Kingdom, Canada, Irish Republic, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Israel, Mexico, Bermuda, Norway
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