Richard Chait

Research Professor
The Study of New Scholars
Director, Study of New Scholars

Profile

Richard Chait studies the management and governance of colleges and universities. Chait has expertise on terms and conditions of faculty employment, including promotion and tenure procedures, academic freedom, and faculty evaluation. He also studies the roles, responsibilities, and performance of boards of trustees, and has written on faculty work life. For over 20 years, Chait has taught in the School's summer institute programs for executives in higher education. He has been a professor at the University of Maryland and at Case Western Reserve University, and was formerly associate provost at Pennsylvania State University. In 2001, Chait was selected by the Fulbright New Zealand Board of Directors as a Fulbright U.S. Distinguished American Scholar. He and his colleagues are studying job satisfaction of junior faculty as part of The Study of New Scholars at HGSE.

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin