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Adam Weinberg
Executive Vice President, World Learning
Provost, SIT
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Weinberg joined World Learning in December 2005 from Colgate University, where he held a number of faculty positions since 1994, including Vice President and Dean of the College from 2002 to 2005. During his 11-year tenure at Colgate, Weinberg applied his background in sociology to both academic leadership and administrative oversight. His work on civic education has garnered national attention from a number of major foundations and he has achieved a considerable record in the area of sustainable development, including micro-enterprise development, poverty reduction programs and educational initiatives. He has also been involved in a national effort directed toward youth political engagement, an activity that began as a project in a course he taught.
Weinberg has written extensively on universities as catalysts for social and economic development. He served as a taskforce member on President Clinton's Council on Sustainable Development and has been involved in the development of numerous organizations that connect universities and communities, including: the Partnership for Community Development, the COVE, Democracy Matters, and the Upstate Institute. Weinberg was also the architect of Colgate’s Residential Education program, which has attracted significant national attention for its innovative approach to civic education.
Weinberg graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bowdoin College and did work at Cambridge University before receiving his Masters and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. He lives with his wife and three children in Brattleboro, Vermont.