Background
Stanley, Peter William was born on February 17, 1940 in Bronxville, New York, United States. Son of Arnold and Mildred Jeanette (Pattison) Stanley.
Stanley, Peter William was born on February 17, 1940 in Bronxville, New York, United States. Son of Arnold and Mildred Jeanette (Pattison) Stanley.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1962. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1970.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Occidental College, 1994. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Rhodes College, 2001.
Assistant professor history University Illinois, Chicago, 1970—1972, Harvard University, 1972—1978, lecturer history, 1978—1979. Dean of college Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1979—1984. Program officer in charge education and culture program Ford Foundation, 1984—1987, director education and culture program, 1987—1991.
President Pomona College, Claremont, California, 1991—2003, president emeritus, since 2003. Vice president Isaacson, Miller, Boston, since 2004. Lecturer Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, Virginia, 1977—1989.
Trustee The College Board, 1991—1999, vice-chairman, 1993—1994, chairman, 1994—1996, Barnard College, 2000—2006. Humanities and science council Stanford University, 1986—2002. National advisory council National Foreign Language Center, 1991—2002.
Board directors The James Irvine Foundation, 1997—2006, chairman, 2003—2006. Board directors The Pacific Basin Institute, since 1998, chairman, 1998—2003. Board directors The Hitachi Foundation, 1993—2000, Association American Colleges and Universities, 1995—2001, vice-chairman, 1998—1999, chairman, 1999—2000.
Board fellows Claremont Graduate University and Claremont University Consortium, 1991—2003. Board overseers National Board Educational Testing and Public Policy, since 2000. Member of Council on Foreign Relations, Association Asian Studies, American History Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary-Jane Cullen Cosgrove, September 2, 1978. 1 child Laura.