Background
Munitz, Barry was born on July 26, 1941 in Brooklyn. Son of Raymond J. and Vivian L. (LeVoff) Munitz.
Munitz, Barry was born on July 26, 1941 in Brooklyn. Son of Raymond J. and Vivian L. (LeVoff) Munitz.
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1963. Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1968.
Certified, University Leiden, Netherlands, 1962. Doctorate (honorary), Claremont University. Doctorate (honorary), California State University Systems.
Doctorate (honorary), Whittier College. Doctorate (honorary), University Notre Dame.
Assistant professor literature and drama, University of California, Berkeley, 1966-1968; staff associate, Carnegie Commission Higher Education, 1968-1970; member presidential staff, then associate provost, University of Illinois System, 1970-1972; academic vice president, University of Illinois System, 1972-1976; vice president, dean faculties, Central campus U. Houston, 1976-1977; chancellor, Central campus U. Houston, 1977-1982; chairman coordinating board faculty workload, Central campus U. Houston, 1976-1980; chairman, Texas Long Range Planning, 1980-1982; president, chief operating officer, Federated Development Company, 1982-1991; vice chairman, Maxxam Inc., Los Angeles, 1982-1991; chancellor, California State University System, Long Beach, California, 1991-1998; Professor of English literature, California State University, Los Angeles, since 1991; president, Chief Executive Officer, J.Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, since 1998. Board directors Station KCET-television, American Council on Education, National Business Higher Education Forum, SunAmerica Inc., SLM Holdings. Consultant in presidential evaluation and university governance.
Member art museum visiting committee Princeton and Harvard. Former chair board directors American Council on Exercise. Former co-chair trustees planning committee Gardner Museum.
Former chair California Governor Transition Team. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Anne Tomfohrde, December 15, 1987.