President Brown
Edinboro University's 16th President
Dr. Jeremy D. Brown became the 16th president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on July 1, 2007. He succeeded Dr. Frank G. Pogue, who served as the University's president since July 1996.
Dr. Brown came to Edinboro from SUNY-Canton where he served as provost since 2003. As the 2,600-student university's chief academic officer, he steered campus-wide strategic planning, oversaw vigorous growth in distance learning opportunities and cultivated many international collaborations. During his tenure at SUNY Canton, the number of baccalaureate degrees doubled and external funding increased by 50 percent. While he was at SUNY Canton, many departments reported to Dr. Brown, including academic affairs, institutional research, library, information technology, grants, registrar, small business development, extended studies and national and international development initiatives. While there, Dr. Brown was elected Vice Chair of the SUNY Chief Academic Officers Association.
Dr. Brown is a native of Manchester, England, and earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Birmingham, England. His doctoral work was in the area of experimental nuclear physics, conducted at both Birmingham University and the University of California-Berkeley. Immediately following the completion of his Ph.D., Dr. Brown spent two years at Indiana University doing nuclear physics research.
Following his stint in Indiana, Dr. Brown accepted a faculty position in the Physics Department of Princeton University, where in addition to continuing his research, he taught undergraduate and graduate-level physics courses. During this period, he also served as a resident faculty fellow at Rockefeller College and was the faculty liaison for academic and social programs.
Transitioning into academic administration, Dr. Brown was named associate dean of the Graduate School at Yale University. His portfolio included the Science, Engineering and Biomedical Departments as well as recruitment of underrepresented minority students. In addition, Dr. Brown served as the Graduate School's chief budget officer.
Later, Dr. Brown returned to Princeton as associate dean of the faculty. During this appointment, Dr. Brown advised the dean of faculty and provost on long-range academic planning and budgeting. He also supervised appointments, promotions, salaries and personnel issues for the 960 members of the technical, research and library staffs.
In 2000, Dr. Brown was named rector of Florida State-Panama, serving as the chief executive officer of a small U.S. university operating in Latin America. While he was there, enrollment, the curriculum and revenues grew dramatically. He developed strategic plans for growth, and designed and implemented a national and international recruiting program.
During his career, Dr. Brown has published many scholarly articles and has been an invited speaker at international conferences, research institutions and universities. He served as a visiting scientist at the University of Stellenbosch, the University of Manitoba, the Department of Nuclear Physics at Oxford University and the National Accelerator Centre in Cape Town.
Dr. Brown and Rebeca, his wife, left their farm in upstate New York to live in Edinboro. When not out in his apple orchard, Dr. Brown likes to play squash. He coached the St. Lawrence University men's and women's squash teams for the past three years, taking them to the national tournament. Weather permitting, Dr. Brown also enjoys sailing or skiing, and particularly takes delight in spending time with his two sons, Lucas and Gabriel, and visiting his family in England. Having taken film courses while on sabbatical at Oxford University, Dr. Brown likes, when time permits, to unwind by watching movies. Being from Manchester, Dr. Brown is an avid fan of the Manchester United soccer team.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is an
equal opportunity education institution and will not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, national origin, sex and disability in its
activities, programs or employment practices as required by Title VI,
Title VII, Title IX, Section 504 and the ADA. For information regarding
civil rights or grievance procedures, contact the Office of Human
Resources and Faculty Relations, Reeder Hall, 219 Meadville Street,
Edinboro, PA 16444 (814-732-2810).
For information or assistance regarding services, activities and facilities that are accessible to and useable by persons with disabilities, contact Dr. Robert McConnell, Office for Students with Disabilities (814-732-2462 V/TTY).
In addition, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania's Discrimination Grievances Policy (G001) states: The University will not unlawfully discriminate against any student, employee, or qualified candidate for employment because of national origin, sex, color, age, religion, disability, organizational affiliation, or sexual orientation.