Benjamin Ladner Email & Phone Number

Ben Ladner’s education began in the public schools of Mobile, AL, after which he attended Baylor University on a basketball scholarship. He graduated in 1963 with a B.A. degree. Following his interests in philosophy and religion, he graduated from Southern Seminary in Kentucky in 1966 and moved on ro Duke University in Durham, NC, for graduate studies. His dissertation was an in-depth exploration of poetry and epistemology focused on the poet/thinker Elizabeth Sewell. He received his Ph.D. in 1970.He taught philosophy and religion at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro for more than a decade before moving to the presidency of the National Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Sciences in 1980. This prestigious organization, founded by Phi Beta Kappa and other leading academic agencies, worked in every state and at every level of education.In 1994, Ladner became president of American University in Washington, DC, which was beset by countless problems from presidential leadership to funding, from enrollments to accreditation. By the time of his departure in 2005, the school had become an international leader in global education and Ladner’s administration had engineered historic records in every area throughout the university, from academic quality, national educational rankings and athletic championships to fundraising, diversity, alumni participation. He personally worked with heads of state and senior ministers in Morocco, Israel, Cuba, the UAE, Nigeria, South Korea, China, Uzbekistan, North Korea, and many othersSince 2005 he has published and spoken on educational and international issues; has been interviewed by a variety of print, broadcast and electronic media; and has provided consulting advice in such countries as Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates.Specialties: International relations and the role of higher education; education administration; religion and contemporary culture; and collegiate athletics.

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