Laura J. Bloomberg is an American administrator in higher education and the eighth president of

Cleveland State University Cleveland State University (CSU) is a public research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1964 and opened for classes in 1965 after acquiring the entirety of Fenn College, a private school that had been in oper ...

. Bloomberg served as

’s provost before being appointed president. Prior to her career at

, she held the positions of dean and associate dean of the

Humphrey School of Public Affairs The Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs is a public policy and planning school at the University of Minnesota, a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is named after Huber ...

at the

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint ...

Early life and education

Bloomberg earned a Bachelor of Science in special education and teaching from

St. Cloud State University St. Cloud State University (SCSU) is a public university in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1869, the university is one of the largest institutions in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. In the fall of 2023, it ...

, a Master of Science in education psychology and measurement from

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

, and a Ph.D. in educational policy and administration from the

Career

Bloomberg began her career at the

as the associate director of the Institute on Community Integration and also taught in the Educational Policy and Administration Department. Bloomberg also served as principal and K-12 district administrator of the West Metro Education Program. In 2013, Bloomberg was appointed associate dean of the

. In 2017, she became the school's seventh dean and first female dean. In 2021, Bloomberg left the

to become the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at

. Bloomberg was named the university's eighth president in 2022, succeeding Harlan M. Sands.

Publications

* ''Public Value and Public Administration'' (co-editor) * ''Creating Public Value in Practice: Advancing the Common Good in a Multi-Sector, Shared-Power, No-One-Wholly-in-Charge World'' (co-editor)

References

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