Roger L. Geiger (born 1943) is an American scholar of

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. He is Distinguished Professor of Higher Education

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Education and career

Geiger graduated from the

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with a

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with a major in English in 1964, a

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in history in 1966, and a

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in history in 1972: Diss. "The Development of French Sociology, 1870-1905. He was an instructor in history at

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from 1966 to 1968 and at the University of Michigan from 1972 to 1974. From 1974 to 1987 he conducted researched in comparative and private higher education at

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's Institution for Social and Policy Studies. He joined the faculty of Pennsylvania State University in 1987 and retired in 2016. He has published 8 single-authored books, many edited volumes, and more than 150 articles. He edited the ''History of Higher Education Annual'' (1993-2017). In comparative higher education Geiger published Private Sectors (1986). His next three volumes analyzed the development of American research universities in the twentieth century: in To Advance Knowledge (1986) foundations promoted basic science; in Research and Relevant Knowledge (1993) federal agencies supported research relevant to their missions; and Knowledge and Money (2004) encompassed university-industry research ties. This last theme was expanded in Tapping the Riches of Science (2008). Geiger then published in two volumes the most thorough history of American higher education (2015 & 2019). The first volume, Learning and Culture, was named outstanding publication of 2015 by the Postsecondary Division of the American Educational Research Association."Roger L. Geiger" researchgate.net/scientific collaborations/ Geiger’s papers are deposited at the Pennsylvania State University Archives and Special Collections, including a Curriculum Vitae and “Career Outline, 1963-2023.”

Books

*''Private Sectors in Higher Education: Structure, function, and Change in Eight Countries'' (1986, University of Michigan Press) * (1st edition, 1986, Oxford University Press) * (1st edition, 1993, Oxford University Press) * * with Creso M. Sá: * * American Higher Education Since World War II: A History, 2019, Princeton University Press.

References

Pennsylvania State University faculty 1943 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) University of Michigan alumni {{Educationist-stub

External links

"Roger's Notes": https://sites.psu.edu/rogerlgeiger/