fellows9900

Visiting Fellows for 1999-2000

Beverly Dolinsky is Dean of Arts and Sciences at Endicott College, where she was formerly an assistant professor of psychology. Beverly has taught in several institutions, including the State University of New York at Albany, Skidmore College, Salem State College and Northeastern University. She has published in the areas of health psychology and intimate relationships. Her current research focuses on promoting cooperative, reflective learning environments in the classroom. She is also involved in creating collaborative teaching models at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. At NERCHE, Beverly is conducting a review of the literature on general education for nontraditional students. She is also working with the Associate Deans Think Tank to develop briefings that can inform policy-level discussions.

Alan Fein's work in higher education addresses two key areas: the public purposes and the economics of higher education institutions. He was Director of Financial Planning and Budgets at the University of Chicago and founding director of the Harvard AIDS Institute, a research institute dedicated to addressing AIDS through research, treatment, and policy. Alan has also served Lesley College in several capacities as Vice President for Administration and Finance, as Executive Vice President, and as Acting President. Currently, he is exploring the role of distance education in the institutional setting.

Michael Kaufman is founder and director of Humanities at Work, which creates individually designed, humanistic training programs for the private and public sectors. He has taught at MIT, Cornell, the State University of New York and Brandeis. Currently, he teaches a humanities course for engineering managers at the Gordon Institute of Tufts University. He has written and lectured extensively on the humanities, particularly their role in educational and training curricula. Michael has developed an on-campus Think Tank at UMass Boston using literature to discuss themes of leadership, communication, diversity, ethical dilemmas and values. He will also work with NERCHE to develop a national institute for campus leaders around the theme of renewing civic dialogs within the academy.

From 1987 through 1998, Amy Kirle Lezberg was the Associate Director of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) where she was responsible for selecting and training evaluation teams for more than 200 institutions in New England and selected overseas areas. Prior to joining NEASC, she directed the English as a Second Language Program at the University of Massachusetts Boston and at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, where she also served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Since retiring from the Commission, she has given workshops and presentations on quality control in countries all over the world. Currently she teaches in the Master in Education program at Lesley College. She is active in devising policies for the quality control of degrees offered electronically and serves on the board of The Internet and Higher Education. At NERCHE, she will conduct a study on the impact of distance education on students, institutions and the enterprise of higher education.

Louis A. Manzo taught for six years at the Notre Dame International School in Rome before coming to Stonehill College in 1974. In 1993, Lou was appointed Academic Vice President and Dean of the College. An ordained priest, he has been chaplain to the 253rd Combat Communications Group, a unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. He has also been on active duty with the Air Force, working in a variety of international settings ranging from Iceland to Italy. Lou's academic interests include the evolving mission of Catholic colleges and universities and their approach to communities.

Rhoada Wald is professor emeritus of adult development and educational studies at Empire State College, State University of New York. In both administrative and faculty roles, she has brought her expertise in adult development and teacher education to issues relating to the teaching-learning process, faculty roles, institutional development, management skills and strategies for change. A recipient of a Fulbright travel award, she consulted with educators in various higher education settings in India. She has also worked abroad in Cyprus, Israel and Greece. Rhoada's work at NERCHE will center on nontraditional higher education and the adult learner, including how the needs and interests of the adult learner can be reflected in faculty development programs.