Scott S. Cowen | |
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.jpg) Cowen in 2009 | |
| Born | July 27, 1946 Metuchen, New Jersey, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Connecticut George Washington University |
| Known for | Tulane University president Business professor Prolific author Interim President Of Case Western Reserve |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics, Finance and Accounting |
| Institutions | Tulane University Freeman School of Business Case Western Reserve University |
Scott S. Cowen (born 27 July 1946)[1] is president emeritus of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was also Seymour S. Goodman Memorial Professor in the A.B. Freeman School of Business and professor of economics in Tulane's School of Liberal Arts. He was interim president of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio from 2020 to 2021, and currently serves as Distinguished Presidential Visiting Professor of Leadership and Management at CWRU. He has written more than a hundred peer-reviewed journal articles and five books.[2] His most recent book, Winnebagos on Wednesdays: How Visionary Leadership Can Transform Higher Education, was published by Princeton University Press in 2018.[3] Cowen is the eponym of Tulane's Cowen Institute and chairs its board of advisors.[4] Cowen served as Tulane's 14th president from July 1998 through June 2014.[5]
- ^ date & year of birth according to LCNAF CIP data
- ^ Cowen's profile on Internet2 Speakers Bureau. His books include Richard E. Boyatzis, Scott S. Cowen, David A. Kolb, et al., Innovation in Professional Education: Steps on a Journey from Teaching to Learning (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994), ISBN 0-7879-0032-X, ISBN 978-0-7879-0032-8.
- ^ "The Inevitable City". Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Coweninstitute.com". www.coweninstitute.com.
- ^ Vanacore, Andrew; Maggi, Laura (2013-06-01). "Cowen to retire as Tulane's president". Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. p. 5A. Retrieved 2013-06-01.