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Rob
Garris is the Senior Associate Dean at Columbia
University's School of International and Public Affairs.
In this capacity he serves as the Dean’s Chief of Staff with responsibility
for strategic planning, external affairs, student affairs, and all SIPA
administrative matters. He also works closely with the faculty chair and the Associate
Dean for Faculty and Curriculum Affairs on academic issues. In addition, Rob
manages the School's international dual degrees, exchange programs, and
overseas executive training through the Global Public
Policy Network; and he will continue to serve on the administrative team
of Columbia’s Center for
International Business Education and Research.
He holds a Ph.D. in European History from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a focus on German immigration policy
in the19th and 20th centuries. His teaching has included survey courses on
European history and international affairs.
Recent Conference Presentations:
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Institute of International Education Conference on Trends in Transatlantic Academic
Exchange, presentation on “The Role of Dual Degrees in International
Partnerships,” February, 2008.
•
Department of Education Conference for Directors of Centers of International
Business Education and Research, Presentation on “CIBER Languages and
National Language Teaching Trends,” November 2006.
•
Association of Public Policy and Management Schools, Co-author of
paper on “Practitioners Roles and Practicum Courses in MPA degree programs”
June 2006
Academic Awards and Honors
•
Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Bundeskanzler
Stipendium, dissertation research, Berlin
(1995-6)
•
US
Department of Education Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
(1994)
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DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) grant for summer language study,
(1994)
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Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities (1990-92)
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Rotary International Fellowship (1987-88)
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