James Shulman
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James Shulman is ARTstor
's President. During his nine years at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
before joining ARTstor, he participated in the construction of large databases, wrote about educational policy issues and the missions of not-for-profit institutions, and worked in a range of research, administrative, and investment capacities.
Shulman joined the Andrew G. Mellon Foundation in 1994 as a member of the research staff and subsequently served as Financial and Administrative Officer. He oversaw the building of the College and Beyond database with 34 participating colleges and universities, survey teams at Mathematica Policy Research and NORC, and Foundation colleagues. Drawing upon the database, he collaborated with William G. Bowen
and Derek Bok on The Shape of the River: Long-term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (Princeton University Press, 1998). He also wrote (with William Bowen) The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values (Princeton University Press, 2001).
From 1997-2002, Shulman assisted in the management of the Foundation's endowment. He also worked with the Financial Vice President with the Foundation's internal budgeting. For the first half of 2000, Shulman managed these functions while the Financial Vice President was on sabbatical.
Shulman received his BA and Ph.D. from Yale University
in Renaissance Studies. His dissertation, which examined how heroes made decisions in the complex world of Renaissance epic poetry, received the John Addison Porter
Prize in 1993 and forms the basis of The Pale Cast of Thought: Hesitation and Decision in the Renaissance Epic (University of Delaware Press, 1998). He also has written the introduction to Robert K. Merton's The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity: A Study in Historical Semantics and the Sociology of Science (Princeton University Press, 2003).
Shulman serves on the board of Smith College
, where he sits on the Educational Matters, Student Affairs, and Investment Committees. He is currently also chairing an ad hoc committee on admissions and financial aid issues.
ARTstor
ARTstor is a non-profit organization that builds and distributes the Digital Library, an online resource of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences. The ARTstor Digital Library also includes a set of software tools to view, present, and manage images for...
's President. During his nine years at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York City and Princeton, New Jersey in the United States, is a private foundation with five core areas of interest, endowed with wealth accumulated by the late Andrew W. Mellon of the Mellon family of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the product of the 1969...
before joining ARTstor, he participated in the construction of large databases, wrote about educational policy issues and the missions of not-for-profit institutions, and worked in a range of research, administrative, and investment capacities.
Shulman joined the Andrew G. Mellon Foundation in 1994 as a member of the research staff and subsequently served as Financial and Administrative Officer. He oversaw the building of the College and Beyond database with 34 participating colleges and universities, survey teams at Mathematica Policy Research and NORC, and Foundation colleagues. Drawing upon the database, he collaborated with William G. Bowen
William G. Bowen
William G. Bowen is President Emeritus of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation where he served as President from 1988 to 2006. He was the president of Princeton University from 1972 to 1988....
and Derek Bok on The Shape of the River: Long-term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (Princeton University Press, 1998). He also wrote (with William Bowen) The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values (Princeton University Press, 2001).
From 1997-2002, Shulman assisted in the management of the Foundation's endowment. He also worked with the Financial Vice President with the Foundation's internal budgeting. For the first half of 2000, Shulman managed these functions while the Financial Vice President was on sabbatical.
Shulman received his BA and Ph.D. from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in Renaissance Studies. His dissertation, which examined how heroes made decisions in the complex world of Renaissance epic poetry, received the John Addison Porter
John Addison Porter
John Addison Porter was an American Professor of Chemistry. He was born in Catskill, New York and died in New Haven, Connecticut...
Prize in 1993 and forms the basis of The Pale Cast of Thought: Hesitation and Decision in the Renaissance Epic (University of Delaware Press, 1998). He also has written the introduction to Robert K. Merton's The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity: A Study in Historical Semantics and the Sociology of Science (Princeton University Press, 2003).
Shulman serves on the board of Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
, where he sits on the Educational Matters, Student Affairs, and Investment Committees. He is currently also chairing an ad hoc committee on admissions and financial aid issues.
External links
- Books: Sporting Chances (01/22/2001) http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2001/01/22/2001_01_22_084_TNY_LIBRY_000022572
- James Shulman: "The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values" (01/17/2001) http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2001-01-17/james-shulman-game-life-college-sports-and-educational-values-princeton-univ-press
- The Struggle of All Against All (09/29/2002) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/books/the-struggle-of-all-against-all.html
- Talking with ARTstor’s James Shulman (07/15/2005) http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA625307.html
- An Interview with ARTstor's James Shulman (12/13/2005) http://www.educause.edu/blog/mpasiewicz/AnInterviewwithArtStorsJamesSh/165469
- James Shulman Elected to Smith Board of Trustees (05/10/2006) http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1041236711.html
- Words … will not stay in place: Cataloging and Sharing Image Collections (08/10/2010) http://www.ifla.org/files/hq/papers/ifla76/71-shulman-en.pdf