Thomas Ehrlich
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Thomas Ehrlich was the 15th president of Indiana University
, serving from 1987 to 1994. Upon his retirement in 1994, Thomas Ehrlich was named President Emeritus. After retiring from Indiana University, he became a Distinguished University Scholar at the California State University, where he taught for five years and helped develop the CSU community service learning program. He then became a senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching where he wrote numerous books. , Since 2009, he has been a visiting professor at the Stanford School of Education, teaching higher Education leadership and a course of teaching and learning Stanford University School of Education
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. From 1975 to 1978 he was the first president of the Legal Service Corporation, which provides legal services to poor people. He then served President Jimmy Carter
as the first head of the International Development Cooperation Agency, with responsibility for coordinating U.S. bilateral and multilateral aid. He is author, co-author, or editor of 13 books, most recently Reframing Undergraduate Business Education (Jossey-Bass, 2011). Previously he was co-author of Educating Citizens (Jossey-bass, 2003) and Educating Citizens. He is currently working on a project to examine why and how your people should engage in public service. He graduated from Harvard College
and Harvard Law School
, both magna cum laude, and was a law clerk for Judge Learned Hand
. He has been a trustee of Bennt College, Mills College, and the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on a number of boards including the Public Welcoafre Foundation. He holds five honorary degrees.
Before serving as the first president of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), Tom Ehrlich did much to create it. As Dean of the Stanford Law School, he had a prominent role during the June 1974 American Assembly on Law and Society, co-sponsored by Columbia University and the American Bar Association, which was held at Stanford. Among the approximately 100 invitation-only attendees were a not-yet-elected Bill Clinton, then-current Congressman Bill Steiger, Harvard Law Dean Al Sacks, Catholic University Law Dean Clint Bamberger, David Matthews (who left in the middle of the meeting to be nominated by President Jerry Ford to be the new Secretary of Health and Human Services), as well as a number of other individuals consequential in law. The gathering attracted the attendance of then-U.S. Attorney General Edward Levi, who spoke. With Levi in the audience, Dean Ehrlich gave a speech, "Public Justice", in which he laid out the rationale for an entity such as the LSC. Levi returned to DC and helped give birth to the LSC, and Dean Ehrlich then was nominated by to lead it.
, near their three children and their spouses and their nine grandchildren. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2007.
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
, serving from 1987 to 1994. Upon his retirement in 1994, Thomas Ehrlich was named President Emeritus. After retiring from Indiana University, he became a Distinguished University Scholar at the California State University, where he taught for five years and helped develop the CSU community service learning program. He then became a senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching where he wrote numerous books. , Since 2009, he has been a visiting professor at the Stanford School of Education, teaching higher Education leadership and a course of teaching and learning Stanford University School of Education
Stanford University School of Education
The Stanford University School of Education , is one of the seven schools of Stanford University. It is the second-oldest school of education in the United States, after NYU...
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Biography
Before coming to Indiana University, he served as dean of Stanford Law School and as provost of the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
. From 1975 to 1978 he was the first president of the Legal Service Corporation, which provides legal services to poor people. He then served President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
as the first head of the International Development Cooperation Agency, with responsibility for coordinating U.S. bilateral and multilateral aid. He is author, co-author, or editor of 13 books, most recently Reframing Undergraduate Business Education (Jossey-Bass, 2011). Previously he was co-author of Educating Citizens (Jossey-bass, 2003) and Educating Citizens. He is currently working on a project to examine why and how your people should engage in public service. He graduated from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
and Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, both magna cum laude, and was a law clerk for Judge Learned Hand
Learned Hand
Billings Learned Hand was a United States judge and judicial philosopher. He served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and later the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit...
. He has been a trustee of Bennt College, Mills College, and the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on a number of boards including the Public Welcoafre Foundation. He holds five honorary degrees.
Before serving as the first president of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), Tom Ehrlich did much to create it. As Dean of the Stanford Law School, he had a prominent role during the June 1974 American Assembly on Law and Society, co-sponsored by Columbia University and the American Bar Association, which was held at Stanford. Among the approximately 100 invitation-only attendees were a not-yet-elected Bill Clinton, then-current Congressman Bill Steiger, Harvard Law Dean Al Sacks, Catholic University Law Dean Clint Bamberger, David Matthews (who left in the middle of the meeting to be nominated by President Jerry Ford to be the new Secretary of Health and Human Services), as well as a number of other individuals consequential in law. The gathering attracted the attendance of then-U.S. Attorney General Edward Levi, who spoke. With Levi in the audience, Dean Ehrlich gave a speech, "Public Justice", in which he laid out the rationale for an entity such as the LSC. Levi returned to DC and helped give birth to the LSC, and Dean Ehrlich then was nominated by to lead it.
Family
He and his wife, Ellen, live in Palo Alto, CaliforniaPalo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
, near their three children and their spouses and their nine grandchildren. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2007.