Harold T. Shapiro

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Canadian-American academic administrator economist human university president

Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian-American → academic administrator → economist → human → university president →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts in economics → Doctor of Philosophy in economics →
appointedBy	Bill Clinton →
areaOfInfluence	higher education governance → science and technology policy →
birthDate	1935-06-08 →
birthPlace	Montreal, Quebec, Canada →
boardMemberOf	Alfred P. Sloan Foundation → DeVry Inc. → Dow Chemical Company → Prudential Financial →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada → United States of America →
educatedAt	McGill University → Princeton University →
employer	Princeton University → University of Michigan →
endTime	1988 → 2001 →
familyName	Shapiro →
fieldOfWork	economics → higher education policy → public policy →
givenName	Harold →
knownFor	leadership of Princeton University → leadership of the University of Michigan → work at the intersection of higher education and public policy →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → National Academy of Medicine →
name	Harold T. Shapiro →
notableRole	Chair of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission →
notableWork	“A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society” → “Universities and Their Leadership” →
officeHeld	President of Princeton University → President of the University of Michigan →
positionHeld	President of Princeton University → President of the University of Michigan → Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University → Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan →
residence	Princeton, New Jersey, United States →
spouse	Vivian Shapiro →
startTime	1979 → 1988 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society → Universities and Their Leadership →	author
National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal → Public Welfare Medal →	notableRecipient
A Larger Sense of Purpose: Higher Education and Society →	authorName
Harold T. Shapiro ("Shapiro") →	familyName
Industrial Research Institute Medal →	hasRecipient
Harold T. Shapiro →	name
Vivian Shapiro →	spouse