Dr. Richard Richardson

Biography

Richard C. Richardson Jr. is a Professor Emeritus in Higher Education Administration at NYU Steinhardt. His research focuses on policy in higher education performance and systemic change within state higher education systems. He completed a Ford Foundation-funded research project in 2007, aimed at improving the understanding of the linkages between federal and state policies and their impact on college and university performance in Mexico and Canada. This project served as a vehicle for training younger policy scholars. In 2009, he published a book titled 'Policy Performance in American Higher Education' through Johns Hopkins University Press, reporting the results of his research. He is also the author or co-author of seven additional books, including 'Designing State Higher Education Systems for the New Century' and 'Achieving Quality and Diversity in Universities in a Multicultural Society'. Richardson received a Bachelor of Science from Castleton State College, a Master of Arts from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He was honored as a Distinguished Graduate of the College of Education at UT in 1983 and holds an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Lafayette College.

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