Background
Altman, Robert Allen was born on March 30, 1943 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Julian Allen and Katharine (Goldschmidt) Altman.
educational assessment executive
Altman, Robert Allen was born on March 30, 1943 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Julian Allen and Katharine (Goldschmidt) Altman.
AB, Harvard University, 1964. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1969.
Juris Doctor (honorary), Montclair (New Jersey) State University, 1995.
Executive secretary university task force on open admissions, CUNY, 1965-1969;
director special higher education programs, Western Interstate Common for Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado, 1969-1972;
executive director, Association Upper Level Colleges Universities, Princeton, New Jersey, 1970-1978;
with, Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, 1972-1980;
vice president, Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, 1980-1995;
president, International Assessment Associations, Princeton, since 1995.
Visiting scholar Montclair State University, 1995-1996. Consultant over 20 colleges, universities, state boards higher education, State Education Commission, Beijing, since 1995. Educational evaluation consultant World Bank, since 1996.
Board directors Princeton Adult School, 1985-1989. Member Governor's Advisory Panel on Higher Education Restructuring, 1993. Member New Jersey State Board of Higher Education, 1993-1994.
Member New Jersey State College Governing Boards Association, 1989-1994, chair, 1993-1994. Trustee Montclair State University, 1985-1995, 89—, chair, 1989-1995. Member Gale Fund Research Panel, Association Governing Boards, Washington, 1993-1996.
Member Mercer Vicinage Committee on Minority Affairs, 1995-1997, vice chair, 1996-1997. Trustee Mercer County Community College, 1980-1984, chair, 1983-1984. Member New Jersey Council County Colleges, 1981-1984.
Married Jane Carol Rotman, June 13, 1965. Children: Jennifer, John.