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Glenn Altschuler received his PhD in American history from Cornell in 1976 and was an administrator and teacher at the university between 1981 and 2023.
He served as dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions from 1991-2020. From 2009-2013, Professor Altschuler also served as vice president for university relations, with responsibilities for articulating and overseeing strategies related to communications, government relations, and land grant affairs.
Professor Altschuler was an animating force in the American Studies Program and has been a strong advocate on campus for high-quality teaching and advising. In 1998, he became the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies. For many years, his two-semester survey, Popular Culture in the United States 1900-Present, was one of the most popular courses at Cornell. In 2023, he became the Litwin Emeritus Professor of American Studies.
Professor Altschuler has won several awards for teaching and undergraduate advising at Cornell. He is the recipient of the Clark Teaching Award, the Donna and Robert Paul Award for Excellence in Faculty Advising, the Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Award for Outstanding Advising, and the Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowship for effective, inspiring, and distinguished teaching of undergraduate students.
The author or co-author of twelve books, Glenn Altschuler has addressed a range of topics, including American political culture, The G.I. Bill, a history of Cornell University, rock 'n' roll, great American trials, and the rise and fall of Protestant Brooklyn. He is also a prolific writer of book reviews and op/eds, which have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Psychology Today, The Jerusalem Post, and many other media outlets. From 1999-2002, his column, "College Prep," appeared in the Education Life section of the New York Times. From 2002-2005, he was a regular panelist on The Ivory Tower Half Hour, a weekly national and international public affairs program on WCNY TV, a PBS affiliate based in Syracuse, NY.
Glenn likes to go to the theater, listen to classical music, walk 13,000 steps every day, play poker, dine with friends at first-rate steakhouses, and stay in touch with his former students.
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Glenn Altschuler received his PhD in American history from Cornell in 1976 and was an administrator and teacher at the university between 1981 and 2023.
He served as dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions from 1991-2020. From 2009-2013, Professor Altschuler also served as vice president for university relations, with responsibilities for articulating and overseeing strategies related to communications, government relations, and land grant affairs.
Professor Altschuler was an animating force in the American Studies Program and has been a strong advocate on campus for high-quality teaching and advising. In 1998, he became the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies. For many years, his two-semester survey, Popular Culture in the United States 1900-Present, was one of the most popular courses at Cornell. In 2023, he became the Litwin Emeritus Professor of American Studies.
Professor Altschuler has won several awards for teaching and undergraduate advising at Cornell. He is the recipient of the Clark Teaching Award, the Donna and Robert Paul Award for Excellence in Faculty Advising, the Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Award for Outstanding Advising, and the Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowship for effective, inspiring, and distinguished teaching of undergraduate students.
The author or co-author of twelve books, Glenn Altschuler has addressed a range of topics, including American political culture, The G.I. Bill, a history of Cornell University, rock 'n' roll, great American trials, and the rise and fall of Protestant Brooklyn. He is also a prolific writer of book reviews and op/eds, which have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Psychology Today, The Jerusalem Post, and many other media outlets. From 1999-2002, his column, "College Prep," appeared in the Education Life section of the New York Times. From 2002-2005, he was a regular panelist on The Ivory Tower Half Hour, a weekly national and international public affairs program on WCNY TV, a PBS affiliate based in Syracuse, NY.
Glenn likes to go to the theater, listen to classical music, walk 13,000 steps every day, play poker, dine with friends at first-rate steakhouses, and stay in touch with his former students.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_C._Altschuler