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Roger Rosenberg
Professor of American History
Faculty Coordinator of
University Supervision
Dr. Rosenberg was born in
Cleveland, Ohio. When he was
twelve his family moved to
California for the milder
climate and greater
opportunities for higher
education. The
cross-country car trip whetted
his life-long appetite for
history, as he knew his family
was following the path
of earlier pioneer families who
made the trek westward to
start a new life. His family
settled in Oakland, where he
attended junior high and high
school. Next came the
University of California,
Berkeley in the late Sixties,
where he participated in campus
student demonstrations and the
peace, civil rights, and women's
liberation movements. His
junior year was spent abroad at
the University of Edinburgh,
Scotland, studying Medieval
British History and African
(Islamic) Culture and History, a
year which he refers to as "a
life-changing experience!"
After
receiving his BA from CAL, he
earned a Masters in U.S. History
at San Jose State.
Finding the city much to his
liking, he decided to make San
Jose his home, except
for two-and-a-half years spent
at UC Santa Barbara earning his
PhD in Modern U.S. History.
He studied with W.W. Hollister,
a world-renowned scholar in
Medieval European History, along
with W. Elliot Brownlee (modern
U.S.), Burleigh T. Wilkins
(Philosophy) and Mario T. Garcia
(labor). Returning to San
Jose but finding PhD openings
scarce, he made a career change
and started teaching in public
schools; for the next fifteen
years he taught K-8 and Adult
Education evening courses.
In the late 1990's he came to
the National Hispanic University
in response to the need for a
U.S. History
instructor. Within six months a
full-time opening occurred
within the Department of
Education, and he accepted
the position as faculty
coordinator of university
supervision.
Dr.
Rosenberg now teaches US
History, Native American
Studies, and California History
for Liberal Studies and, in
Teacher Education, oversees
supervision of student teachers
in local school districts, which
to him means "the best of both
possible worlds". He
believes deeply in NHU's mission
statement and takes inspiration
from the ideas and vision of Dr.
Roberto Cruz, founder and first
president of the university.
Although that twelve-year
old youth traveling across
country could not possibly have
guessed his future, Dr.
Rosenberg believes that he found
his "home" when he came to work
at the National Hispanic
University and treasures his
many friendships made with
colleagues, students, and
persons from all walks of life. |