| Levin joined the College of Education in 2002 from the University of Arizona, where he conducted research and taught at the Center for the Study of Higher Education. He was also director of the Community College Institute, a research arm of the Center for the Study of Higher Education. He holds an Ed.D. in higher education and a B.A. in English from the University of British Columbia and an M.A. in English Literature from York University in Toronto.
Levin’s research addresses higher education in the United States and Canada. He is a widely published scholar in the U.S. and an acknowledged expert on community colleges in Canada. His work appears frequently in Canadian publications, particularly in The Canadian Journal of Higher Education, Canada’s premier higher education publication. He is also active in publication in the U.S., and his most recent book – Globalizing the Community College – was published in 2001. He is presently engaged with a research team on a book that addresses community college faculty, Community College Faculty: At Work in the New Economy.
As the Moore Professor, he will conduct scholarly research, teach and advise graduate students and enhance the College of Education’s Department of Adult and Community College Education’s national visibility among other duties.
The Joseph D. Moore Distinguished Professorship was established in 1987 in honor of NC State textiles graduate Joseph D. Moore. Moore served as long-time chair of the NC State Development Board and remained active with the university until his death in March 2003. |
