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Thomas Ehrlich

Thomas Ehrlich

Senior Scholar


Thomas Ehrlich is a senior scholar and co-directs the Political Engagement Project, the Project on Foundations and Education, and the Business, Entrepreneurship, and Liberal Learning project. He has previously served as president of Indiana University, provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and dean of Stanford Law School. He was also the first president of the Legal Services Corporation in Washington, DC, and the first director of the International Development Cooperation Agency, reporting to President Carter. Before coming to the Carnegie Foundation, he was a Distinguished University Scholar at California State University and taught regularly at San Francisco State University. He is author, co-author, or editor of 11 books, including Higher Education and Civic Responsibility (2000), Educating Citizens: Preparing America’s Undergraduates for Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility (2003), Reconnecting Education and Foundations: Turning Good Intentions into Educational Capital (2007), and Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible Political Engagement (2007). He is a trustee of Mills College, and has been a trustee of the University of Pennsylvania and Bennett College. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and holds five honorary degrees.

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Perspectives by Thomas Ehrlich
Back from the Brink: Harvard Gets It Right
The author revisits Harvard's effort to reform its general education and finds...
Turning Good Intentions Into Educational Capital
A call for foundations and educational institutions to build their programs...
Carnegie Community Event Addresses Challenges of Literacy in K-12 and Community Colleges

Ann Lieberman and Rose Asera, senior scholars at The Carnegie Foundation...

The Carnegie Teaching & Learning Commons: Using Digital Tools to Build Educators' Knowledge
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announces The Carnegie...

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