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Portrait of Robert J. Awkward, Ph.D.

Awkward, Ph.D., Robert J.

Assistant Commissioner for Academic EffectivenessExecutive Office of Education
  • Agency Executive Office of Education
  • Division Department of Higher Education
  • Title Assistant Commissioner for Academic Effectiveness
  • Address One Ashburton Place, Room 1401
    Boston, MA 2108
  • Phone 617-994-6908
  • Email rawkward@dhe.mass.edu

Official Record

  • Year Started Current Position August 2016
  • Years in Current Position 11

Personal Information

Nothing on file.

Education & Career

  • Education
    • B.A., Northeastern University, Political Science
    • M.S., Economic Policy & Planning, Northeastern University
    • M.Ed., Human Resources Development, Boston University
    • Ph.D., Higher Education, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Previous Employment
    • Professor, Middlesex Community College
    • Program Coordinator & Visiting Associate Professor of Management, Framingham State University
    • Senior Visiting Professor of Management, Cambridge College
    • Founder & Principal, The Human Resource Group