Richard M. Freeland

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Richard Middleton Freeland
Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
In office
2008–2015
Succeeded byCarlos E. Santiago
6th President of
Northeastern University
In office
1996–2006
Preceded byJohn A. Curry
Succeeded byJoseph Aoun
Personal details
Born (1941-05-13) May 13, 1941 (age 83)
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationAmherst College
University of Pennsylvania

Richard Middleton Freeland (born May 13, 1941) was president of Northeastern University from 1996 to 2006[1] and served as the Commissioner of Higher Education for Massachusetts from 2008 until 2015.[2]

Early life and career

Freeland grew up in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, and was a 1959 graduate of Mountain Lakes High School; he was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2014.[3] He was granted a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Amherst College and a doctorate in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania.[4]

Freeland is married to Elsa Nunez, and has two children. Freeland's maternal grandmother Georgie Boynton Child was the author of The Efficient Kitchen: Definite Directions for the Planning, Arranging, and Equipping of the Modern Labor Saving Kitchen; A Practical Book for the Homemaker (1914)

During Freeland's tenure, Northeastern University went through major institutional changes, including becoming a more selective institution, moving to semesters from quarters, and the opening of over $400 million worth of new facilities.[5]

Books

  • The Truman Doctrine and the Origins of McCarthyism (1972)
  • Academia's Golden Age: Universities in Massachusetts, 1945-1970 (1992)
  • Richard M. Freeland (2019). Transforming the Urban University: Northeastern, 1996-2006. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0812251210.

References

  1. ^ "Biography of Richard M. Freeland". Archived from the original on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
  2. ^ "High education commissioner Richard Freeland to step down - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ Alumni Hall of Fame Richard Freeland Class of 1959 Archived 2023-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain Lakes High School. Accessed September 8, 2019.
  4. ^ The Carol R. Goldberg Seminars: Steering Committee Biographies, The Boston Foundation, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2007. Accessed January 11, 2015. "Born and raised in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, Freeland received a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Amherst College in 1963 and a doctorate in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968."
  5. ^ "Northeastern University". Archived from the original on 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
Academic offices
Preceded by 6th President of Northeastern University
1996–2006 		Succeeded by


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