Robert J. Awkward
Assistant Commissioner for Academic Effectiveness, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Robert J. Awkward is a Senior Fellow at AAC&U and the Assistant Commissioner for Academic Effectiveness at the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. In this role, he directs two statewide programs for public higher education: a) increasing the adoption, adaptation, and creation of open educational resources, and b) advancing and deepening the culture of learning outcomes assessment in order to increase student learning. Bob graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and a M.S. in Economic Policy & Planning from Northeastern University; a M.Ed. in Human Resources Development from Boston University; and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Areas of Expertise
- General business
- Institutional change
- Management, especially human resource management
- OER adoption, adaptation, and creation
- Student learning outcomes assessment