Robert Bruininks
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President and Professor Emeritus
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Organizational Leadership, Policy And Development
206 Burton Hall
178 Pillsbury Dr SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0226 - bruin001@umn.edu
Areas of interest
Higher education policy and leadership
Transformational leadership of complex organizations
Strategies to develop human capital and innovation
Disability policy and research
Developmental assessment
P-20 educational policy and collaboration
Robert H. Bruininks is president and professor emeritus of the University of Minnesota, where he held the Elmer L. Andersen Chair in Civic Leadership and was the Emma M. Birkmaier Professor in Educational Leadership in the College of Education and Human Development. For 45 years he served the University as assistant professor, professor, department head, dean, executive vice president and provost, and president. He also served as founder and director of the Institute on Community Integration, a national center of excellence promoting development and opportunity for people with disabilities through interdisciplinary education, research, and public engagement. In July of 2011, he left the presidency to resume his academic career, focusing on transformative public and civic leadership; the development of human capital from early childhood through post-secondary education; developmental assessment; and leadership, policy, and change in higher education. He retired from the University in September 2013.
Book chapters and articles
Konkle, E. A., Bruininks, R. H., Jones, R., Sommers, J. K. & Thorp, J. (2017). Addressing the gathering storm of external forces. In Furco, A., Jones, R. J., & Kent, K. (Eds.), Re-envisioning the Public Research University: Tensions and Demands. New York: Routledge, in press.
Bruininks, R. H., Furco, A., Jones, R., Sommers, J. K. & Konkle, E. A. (2014). Institutionalizing civic engagement at the University of Minnesota. In H. Boyte (Ed.), Democracy’s education: Public work, citizenship, and the future of colleges and universities (80-90). Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press.
Bruininks, R. H., Keeney, B., & Thorp, J. (2010, January 27). Transforming America’s universities to compete in the “new normal.” Innovative Higher Education.
Reports
Financing the Future: Academic Excellence Through Cost Reductions and Productivity (June 2011)