Background
Harleston, Bernard Warren was born on January 22, 1930 in New York City. Son of Henry Mitchell and Anna (Tobin) Harleston.
Harleston, Bernard Warren was born on January 22, 1930 in New York City. Son of Henry Mitchell and Anna (Tobin) Harleston.
Bachelor of Science, Howard University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1955. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Rochester, 1972.
Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1982. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Lincoln University, 1986. Doctor of Laws (honorary), State University of New York, Albany, 1989.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1990.
Instructor, U. Rochester, 1954-1955;
assistant professor, U. Rochester, 1955-1956;
research associate, U. Rochester, 1956;
assistant professor psychology, Tufts U., 1956-1961;
associate professor, Tufts U., 1961-1968;
professor psychology, dean Faculty Arts and Sciences, Tufts U., 1970-1980;
Moses Hunt professor psychology, Tufts U., 1980-1981;
provost, professor psychology, Lincoln (Pennsylvania) U., 1968-1970;
president, City College, CUNY, since 1981. Research fellow Stanford University, 1963-1964. Visiting scholar Harvard University, 1980-1981.
Visiting assistant professor New York University, summer 1959. Member professional advising committee National Institute of Mental Health, 1966-1968. Director West Medford (Massachusetts) Community Center, 1966-1968.
Chairman Winchester (Massachusetts) Council Community Action, 1967-1968. Member graduate record examination board Ednl. Testing Service, 1972-1976.
Member visiting committee department Afro-American studies Harvard University. Member accrediting committee Commision on Higher Education. Fieldreader advanced institution development program Office Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
Trustee Cambridge Friends School, National Braille Press, 1973. Member of advisory council board of trustees U. Rochester. Member of advisory council experimental and special training review committee Department of Health, Education and Welfare, since 1969.
Member policy commission for New York State's Governor's Conference on Science and Engineering Education, Research and Development, since 1989. Honorary fellow Polytech. of North London, 1989.
Member minority higher education advisory council Commonwealth of Massachusetts, since 1976. Advisory council Danforth Advisory Council, 1977. Corporator Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982-1987.
Member visiting committee College Liberal Arts, University Miami, since 1983. Member community relations committee Lexington (Massachusetts) Board Selectmen. Chairman New York City Mayor's Commission on Science and Technology, 1984-1987.
Member New York City Mayor's Commission on Special Education, since 1984. Board directors Josiah Macy, Junior Foundation, since 1985. Board overseers Rockefeller Institute Government, 1985-1987.
Member New York City Mayor's Commission on Black New Yorkers, since 1986. Member council of president to Association Governor Boards Universities and Colleges, since 1986. Member mayor's task force commission Homeless New York City, since 1986.
Member board African American Institute, since 1986. Board member New York Hall of Science, since 1988. Co-chairman New York State Education Department Task Force on Children and Youth at Risk, 1988.
Participant Japan Foundation Short-Term Visitor's Program, 1988. Member advisory committee New York History Society, since 1988. Member Board for Fund for New York City Public Education, since 1988.
Member Council on Foreign Relations, since 1989. Chair steering committee Quality Education for Minorities Network, since 1991. Fellow Massachusetts Psychological Association.
Member Psychological Association, American Association of University Professors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association American Colleges (chairman 1985-1986), Northeast Midwest Leadership Council.
Married Marie Ann Lombard, June 19, 1954. Children: David Warren, Jeffrey Stuart.