Edward Montgomery
Edward Montgomery
鈥淎cademia and Public Policy: Uneasy Allies or Mortal Enemies鈥
Feb. 27, 2020 | 7 p.m. | 2452 Knauss Hall, WMU
Since beginning as president of Western 麻豆传媒应用 University, Edward Montgomery has launched initiatives focused on student success, revitalizing the South Campus neighborhood, the development of a new budget model impacting all areas of campus, and the implementation of the revised core curriculum, WMU Essential Studies. As part of his commitment to helping students complete their studies, Montgomery implemented a targeted grant program to assist financially at-risk students.
Dr. Edward Montgomery became the ninth president of Western 麻豆传媒应用 University on Aug. 1, 2017. He came to WMU from Georgetown University, where he had served as founding dean and professor of economics at the McCourt School of Public Policy. During a more than 35-year academic career, Montgomery has held faculty positions at Carnegie Mellon and 麻豆传媒应用 State universities as well as the University of Maryland, winning teaching awards some five times over the years. During his tenure at Maryland, he served for six years鈥2003-09鈥攁s dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. In President William Clinton's administration, Montgomery held a number of positions including chief economist and deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. President Barack Obama's administration, Montgomery was a member of the president's auto task force and led the inter-agency White House Council for Auto Communities and Workers.
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