Millennium Magazine_7th Ed

90 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine EDUCATION D r. Robert F. Rich draws upon more than 35 years of experience in academia. Drawn to education due to his formative interest in research, he sought to translate his research into teaching and has been renowned for his commitment to his students. Graduating with honors from Oberlin College with a BA in government, he went on to receive an MA and PhD in political science, both from the University of Chicago. He also studied at the Free University of Berlin in Germany. At the inception of his career in 1975, Dr. Rich was a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Michigan’s Center for Research on Utilization of Scientific Knowledge. From there, he became an assistant professor in politics and public affairs at Princeton University from 1976 to 1982, where he coordinated the domestic and urban policy field in Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. For the following four years, he was an associate professor of political science, public policy and management at Carnegie Mellon University, and was subsequently hired by the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign as a professor in 1986. During his tenure at the University of Illinois, Dr. Rich served as the director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, and was acting head of the medical humanities and social sciences program. Prior to his retirement in 2012, he served as a Mercator professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin and was a visiting fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Social Awareness. Although in retirement, Dr. Rich continues teaching adult education at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and has been a consultant to several organizations. He has authored, co-authored, edited and co-edited numerous books in his field. Since 1985, he has been the chairman of the committee on mental health needs of victims for the World Federation for Mental Health, and has sat on the board of directors for the Society for Traumatic Stress Studies since 1980. Millennium Magazine Featured Listee ROBERT F. RICH, PHD LAW EDUCATOR (RETIRED) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL