Robert M. Berdahl

Robert Max Berdahl (born March 15, 1937) is a retired American college and university administrator.

Robert M. Berdahl
Interim President of the University of Oregon
In office 2011–2012
Preceded by	Richard W. Lariviere
Succeeded by	Michael R. Gottfredson
5th President of the Association of American Universities
In office 2006–2011
Preceded by	Nils Hasselmo
Succeeded by	Hunter R. Rawlings III
8th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley
In office 1997–2004
Preceded by	Chang-Lin Tien
Succeeded by	Robert J. Birgeneau
25th President of the University of Texas at Austin
In office 1993–1997
Preceded by	William S. Livingston
Succeeded by	Peter Tyrrell Flawn
Personal details
Born	(1937-03-15) March 15, 1937[1] Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Residence	Portland, Oregon[2]
Alma mater	Augustana College University of Illinois University of Minnesota
Profession	Administrator

Biography

Born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Berdahl received a Bachelor of Arts from Augustana College in 1959. Additionally, he obtained a Master of Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1961. He would later follow Dr. Otto Pflanze to the University of Minnesota where he received his doctorate in 1965, with a dissertation on the Prussian Conservative Party during German unification circa 1870.[3]

Berdahl was an assistant professor of history at the University of Massachusetts from 1965 to 1967.[4] From 1967 to 1986, Berdahl was a history professor at the University of Oregon. In addition to his duties as professor, he served as dean of the university's College of Arts and Sciences from 1981 to 1986. Later on, Berdahl would go on to serve as vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, from 1986 to 1993.

He was president of University of Texas at Austin from 1993 to 1997 and later chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley from 1997 to 2004. He served as president of the Association of American Universities from May 2006 to June 2011.[5] In addition, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of Lam Research Corporation.[6]

In December 2011, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education asked Berdahl to serve as the president of the University of Oregon on an interim basis. The presidency of the University of Oregon had recently been vacated by Richard Lariviere following his early termination by the state board.[4] Three months into Berdahl's presidency the faculty voted to form a union affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and American Association of University Professors, and a month later Berdahl agreed to end efforts to prevent certification by the Oregon Employment Relations Board.[7] Michael R. Gottfredson succeeded Berdahl effective August 1, 2012.[8]

Works

• "New Thoughts on German Nationalism," The American Historical Review Vol. 77, No. 1, February 1972
• "Conservative Politics and Aristocratic Landholders in Bismarckian Germany," The Journal of Modern History Vol. 44, No. 1, March 1972
• "The Stände and the Origins of Conservatism in Prussia," Eighteenth-Century Studies Vol. 6, No. 3, Spring 1973
• The Politics of the Prussian Nobility: The Development of a Conservative Ideology, 1770-1848 (Princeton University Press, January 1989)

References

1. Quintero, Fernando. "Berkeley Welcomes Berdahl". University of California at Berkeley. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
2. Graves, Bill. "Berdahl hired". The Oregonian. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
3. "Conversation with Chancellor Robert Berdahl, cover page". Globetrotter.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
4. "Berdahl named interim president | University of Oregon". Uoregon.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
5. "Biography". Cio.chance.berkeley.edu. 2001-09-24. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
6. "Robert M. Berdahl Profile - Forbes.com". People.forbes.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
7. Dietz, Diane (2012-04-25). "UO's union objections withdrawn". Register Guard. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
8. Graves, Bill. "UO president finalist Michael Gottfredson tours campus with students, describes goals". Retrieved 13 June 2012.

External links

• Official website of the president of the University of Oregon

Academic offices
Preceded by William S. Livingston	President of the University of Texas at Austin 1993-1997	Succeeded by Peter Tyrrell Flawn
Preceded by Chang-Lin Tien	Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley 1997-2004	Succeeded by Robert J. Birgeneau
Preceded by Nils Hasselmo	President of the Association of American Universities 2006-2011	Succeeded by Hunter R. Rawlings III
Preceded by Richard W. Lariviere	President of the University of Oregon Interim 2011-2012	Succeeded by Michael R. Gottfredson