Background
Freedland grew up in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey and was granted a bachelor"s degree in American Studies from Amherst College and a doctorate in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania.
Freedland grew up in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey and was granted a bachelor"s degree in American Studies from Amherst College and a doctorate in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania.
Amherst College; University of Pennsylvania.
Freeland is married to Elsa Nunez, and has two children. During Freeland"s tenure, Northeastern University went through major institutional changes, including becoming a more selective institution, moving to semesters from quarters, and the opening of over $400 million worth of new facilities. Clark University - Worcester (2007–2009)
Mosakowski Professor of Higher Education
University of Massachusetts Boston (1970–1992)
Assistant to the President
Assistant to the Chancellor
Director of the Office of Educational Planning
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
City University of New York (1992–1996)
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Northeastern University
President (1996–2006)
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Higher Education
Commissioner of Higher Education (2008–2015)
Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees for the Boston Plan for Excellence
Director, American Council on Education
Director, Boston Museum Project
Director, Boston Private Industry Council
Director, Globe Newspaper Corporation
Director, Jobs for Massachusetts
Governing Board Member, John Adams Innovation Institute
President, Board of Governors in the World Association of Cooperative Education.
Member of the Board of Trustees, WGBH.