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'''Jeffrey I. Herbst''' is an American [[political science|political scientist]] and the 16th president of [[Colgate University]]. Prior to assuming the presidency of Colgate in 2010,<ref name="wktv">{{cite news|title=Herbst named 16th President of Colgate University|url=http://www.wktv.com/news/local/70214622.html|accessdate=30 July 2010|newspaper=[[WKTV]]|date= November 16, 2009}}</ref> he was [[Provost (education)|Provost]], Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, and professor of political science at [[Miami University]]. He received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Princeton University]] in 1983, [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]], [[M.Phil]] from [[Yale University]] in 1985, and [[Ph.D.]] in 1987 also from [[Yale University|Yale]]. He is married to Sharon Polansky, with whom he has three children, Matthew, Spencer, and Alana.
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'''Jeffrey I. Herbst''' is an American [[political science|political scientist]], specializing in [[comparative politics]], and in July 2018 became the president of the [[American Jewish University]] in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aju.edu/news-events/aju-announces-jeffrey-herbst-phd-new-president|title=AJU Announces Jeffrey Herbst, PHD as New President |publisher= American Jewish University|date=June 4, 2018}}</ref> Herbst was previously the 16th president of [[Colgate University]], and president and CEO of the [[Newseum]] in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeffrey Herbst Selected as Newseum President and CEO|url=http://www.newseum.org/press-info/press-releases/?pr=105|access-date=July 9, 2015}}</ref> He resigned from his post at the Newseum in 2017 as the museum announced financial issues.<ref>{{cite news|title=Newseum's president steps down as financial review begins|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/newseums-president-steps-down-as-financial-review-begins/2017/08/28/bc76218e-8c52-11e7-91d5-ab4e4bb76a3a_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=Margaret |last=Sullivan|date=August 28, 2017|access-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref> Prior to assuming the presidency of Colgate in 2010,<ref name="wktv">{{cite news|title=Herbst named 16th President of Colgate University|url=http://www.wktv.com/news/local/70214622.html|access-date=July 30, 2010|newspaper=[[WKTV]]|date=November 16, 2009|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202114550/http://www.wktv.com/news/local/70214622.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> he was [[Provost (education)|provost]], executive vice president for academic affairs, and professor of political science at [[Miami University]]. He received his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Princeton University]] in 1983, [[Master of Arts|M.A.]], [[MPhil]] from [[Yale University]] in 1985, and [[Ph.D.]] in 1987 also from [[Yale University|Yale]]. He is married to Sharon Polansky, with whom he has three children, Matthew, Spencer, and Alana.


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Herbst has written extensively on political and international affairs in Africa.<ref name="New York Times op/ed">{{cite news|title=The World Bank's Diminishing Role in Africa|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/opinion/global/the-world-banks-diminishing-role-in-africa.html?_r=0.|access-date= January 14, 2015|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Jeffrey|last= Herbst |author2= Greg Mills|date= July 11, 2013}}</ref> He is the author of ''State Politics in Zimbabwe (Perspectives on Southern Africa)'' and ''[[States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control]]'' (Princeton University Press, 2000), which received the 2001 Luebbert Best Book Award<ref name="Luebbert Best Book Award">{{cite news|title=Luebbert Best Book Award Winners 2001|url=http://www.apsanet.org/content.asp?contentid=215|access-date= January 14, 2015|newspaper=American Political Science Organization|date= January 14, 2015}}</ref> in comparative politics for the year 2000 from the American Political Science Association. It was also a finalist for the 2001 Melville J. Herskovits Award for the best book in African studies awarded by the African Studies Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biographies - Jeffrey Herbst|url=http://www.colgate.edu/about/people-of-colgate/president-jeffrey-herbst/biography|work=Colgate University|publisher=Colgate U.|access-date= June 6, 2011}}</ref>
He was fired from the Colgate presidency on 14 January 2015.


Herbst has two siblings, his sister [[Susan Herbst]] who was the President of the [[University of Connecticut]], and his brother Steve Herbst, who is Vice President of broadcasting and global media strategy for [[NASCAR]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Newseum named former Colgate president as its next CEO|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/newseum-names-former-colgate-president-as-its-next-ceo/2015/07/09/2a7349f0-264d-11e5-b77f-eb13a215f593_story.html|work=The Washington Post|first=Peggy|last=McGlone|date=July 5, 2015}}</ref>
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Herbst has written extensively on political and international affairs in Africa. ''States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control'' (Princeton University Press, 2000), received the 2001 Gregory M. Luebbert Prize for the best book in comparative politics for the year 2000 from the American Political Science Association. It was also a finalist for the 2001 Melville J. Herskovits Award for the best book in African studies awarded by the African Studies Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biographies - Jeffrey Herbst|url=http://www.colgate.edu/about/people-of-colgate/president-jeffrey-herbst/biography|work=Colgate University|publisher=Colgate U.|accessdate=6 June 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control]]
* [[Environmental determinism]]
* [[State building]]
* [[Impact of Western European colonialism and colonisation]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:57, 24 December 2024

Jeffrey Herbst
4th President of American Jewish University
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2018
Preceded byRobert Wexler
16th President of Colgate University
In office
July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2015
Preceded byRebecca Chopp
Succeeded byBrian Casey
Personal details
Born (1961-03-24) March 24, 1961 (age 63)
Queens, New York, U.S.
SpouseSharon Polansky
Children3
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Yale University (MA, MPhil, PhD)

Jeffrey I. Herbst is an American political scientist, specializing in comparative politics, and in July 2018 became the president of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, California.[1] Herbst was previously the 16th president of Colgate University, and president and CEO of the Newseum in Washington, D.C.[2] He resigned from his post at the Newseum in 2017 as the museum announced financial issues.[3] Prior to assuming the presidency of Colgate in 2010,[4] he was provost, executive vice president for academic affairs, and professor of political science at Miami University. He received his B.A. from Princeton University in 1983, M.A., MPhil from Yale University in 1985, and Ph.D. in 1987 also from Yale. He is married to Sharon Polansky, with whom he has three children, Matthew, Spencer, and Alana.

Herbst has written extensively on political and international affairs in Africa.[5] He is the author of State Politics in Zimbabwe (Perspectives on Southern Africa) and States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control (Princeton University Press, 2000), which received the 2001 Luebbert Best Book Award[6] in comparative politics for the year 2000 from the American Political Science Association. It was also a finalist for the 2001 Melville J. Herskovits Award for the best book in African studies awarded by the African Studies Association.[7]

Herbst has two siblings, his sister Susan Herbst who was the President of the University of Connecticut, and his brother Steve Herbst, who is Vice President of broadcasting and global media strategy for NASCAR.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "AJU Announces Jeffrey Herbst, PHD as New President". American Jewish University. June 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jeffrey Herbst Selected as Newseum President and CEO". Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Margaret (August 28, 2017). "Newseum's president steps down as financial review begins". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Herbst named 16th President of Colgate University". WKTV. November 16, 2009. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  5. ^ Herbst, Jeffrey; Greg Mills (July 11, 2013). "The World Bank's Diminishing Role in Africa". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "Luebbert Best Book Award Winners 2001". American Political Science Organization. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "Biographies - Jeffrey Herbst". Colgate University. Colgate U. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  8. ^ McGlone, Peggy (July 5, 2015). "Newseum named former Colgate president as its next CEO". The Washington Post.


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