Daniel Greenstein
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Daniel Greenstein has played a number of roles in US and UK higher education[citation needed]. He was director of the "postsecondary success strategy" program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[1] In 2018, he was named the fifth chancellor of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.[2] He is also a board member of Ridge-Lane Limited Partners, a venture capital firm.[3]
Career
[edit]While directing the Gates Foundation's Postsecondary Success division, he worked with other higher education leaders nationwide on initiatives intended to boost educational-attainment, in particular among low-income and minority students.[4] Before joining the Gates Foundation, he was Vice Provost for Academic Planning, Programs, and Coordination at the University of California's Office of the President, where he was responsible for a range of information, publishing, and broadcast services (the California Digital Library, the University of California Press, and UCTV), off-campus instructional programs (e.g. Education Abroad) as well as academic planning and accountability.[citation needed] With Christopher Edley, he led an initiative to evaluate the effectiveness of online instruction in UC's undergraduate curriculum and, more generally, as a strategy for expanding access to high-quality university education.[citation needed]
Greenstein has served as Director of the California Digital Library (2002–7), of the Digital Library Federation (1999–2002) and was founding director of the Arts and Humanities Data Service and co-director of the Resource Discovery Network, both in the UK.[citation needed] He holds degrees from the University of Oxford (DPhil), where he was a member of Corpus Christi College, and Pennsylvania (MA, BA) and began his career as a member of the history faculty at the University of Glasgow.[citation needed]
As chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), Greenstein faced criticism in 2021 for threatening to dissolve the system,[5][6][7] which led to state representative Peter Schweyer calling for his resignation.[8] He also came under fire for a workforce reduction mandate he ordered during his tenure, which failed to meet contract requirements and was later litigated at the state level in Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court.[9] Greeinstein announced his pending resignation on July 23, 2024.[10] In September of 2024, Baker Tilly, a public accounting firm, announced that Greenstein would be joining the company in November of the same year.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Foundation Names Daniel Greenstein as Director of Postsecondary Success Program".
- ^ "Chancellor Dan - PA State System of Higher Education". PA State System of Higher Education. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Dr. Daniel Greenstein".
- ^ "Gates Foundation official named new chancellor of Pa.'s State System of Higher Education".
- ^ Burke, Lilah. "Pa. Faculty Union Slams Chancellor Over Remark on Dissolving the System". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Murphy, Jan (2021-03-19). "Leader of Pa. state universities delivers blunt message: Reorganize or 'dissolve the system'". pennlive. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Square, Christen Smith The Center (2021-03-19). "PASSHE chancellor says dissolving system best if redesign plan fails". The Courier Express. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ Schweyer, Rep Peter G. (2021-03-19). "Instead of disbanding PASSHE, Chancellor Greenstein should resign". www.pahouse.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ Times, PATRICK CLOONAN For The Leader (2023-10-07). "State court ruling upholds in part, and rejects in part, PASSHE arbitration ruling". leadertimes.com. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Myers, Valerie. "PASSHE chancellor will resign Oct. 11. There will be a nationwide search for his successor". Pocono Record. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Acclaimed Higher Education Leader Dr. Daniel Greenstein Joins Baker Tilly's Higher Education Advisory Practice". www.bakertilly.com. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "Pa. state university Chancellor Greenstein's next steps are at advisory firm". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2024-09-10.