Last updated on: 2/1/2016 | Author: ProCon.org

Kermit L. Hall, PhD Biography

Title:
Former President of the University at Albany, State University of New York
Position:
None Found to the question "Is the ACLU Good for America?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of June 2006

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with PhDs and JDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the ACLU. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to the ACLU.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • President and Professor of History, University at Albany, State University of New York, 2005-2006
  • President and Professor of History, Utah State University, 2001-2005
  • Provost, Vice-President for Academic Affairs and a Professor of History, North Carolina State University, 1999-2001
  • Executive Dean and Professor of History and Law, College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio State University, 1996-1999
  • Dean, College of Humanities, Ohio State University, 1994-1999
  • Academic and Administrative positions at the University of Tulsa, the University of Florida, Wayne State University and Vanderbilt University
  • Board Member, American Council on Education
  • Board Member, National Association of State University and Land Grant Colleges
  • Board Member, International Student Exchange Program
  • Board Member, NCAA Presidential Task Force on the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics
  • Board Member, Research Foundation of the State University of New York
  • Recipient, James Madison Award, American Library Association, 1999
  • Appointed by President Bill Clinton to the Assassination Records Review Board, to review and release the public documents related to the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy, 1992
Education:
  • Harvard Seminar for New Presidents, Harvard University professional education programs, 2001
  • Harvard Institute for Educational Management, 1993
  • Master of Studies in Law (MSL), Yale Law School, 1980
  • PhD, University of Minnesota, 1972
  • MA, Syracuse University, 1967
  • BA, University of Akron, 1965
Other:
  • Died on August 13, 2006
Quoted in:
  1. Do University Regulations Against Offensive Speech Often Inhibit Freedom of Expression?