Humanities

Edward Montgomery

“Academia and Public Policy: Uneasy Allies or Mortal Enemies”

Feb. 27, 2020 | 7 p.m. | 2452 Knauss Hall, WMU

Since beginning as president of Western Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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—2003-09—as 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.

Co-sponsors

More info

All University Center for the Humanities events are free and open to the public. No tickets required.

Free parking in parking structure #2 adjacent to Miller Auditorium.