Background
Brooks, Robert Romano Ravi was born on December 5, 1905 in Rome. Parents American citizens.
Brooks, Robert Romano Ravi was born on December 5, 1905 in Rome. Parents American citizens.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Wesleyan University, 1926; Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford, 1928; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1935.
Instructor economics, Wesleyan University, 1929-1932;
instructor industrial relations, Yale University, New Haven, 1931-1937;
dean, New Haven Labor College, 1935-1937;
instructor summer school for women workers, Bryn Mawr College, 1936;
assistant professor economics, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1937-1945;
dean, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1946-1963;
Orrin Sage professor economics, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1946-1963, 68-71;
professor emeritus, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1971-1992. Co-founder, director Center Development Economics, 1959-1963. Appointed cultural attacheU.S. embassy, New Delhi, India, 1963-1968.
Chairman, Board Of Directors United States Ednl. Foundation, New Delhi, 1963-1968. Instructor labor relations University of California, 1940.
Labor adviser War Production Board, 1940-1941. Director labor office OPA, 1942-1944, senior Executive officer, 1945, deputy administrator information, 1946. Founder, executive director Tuition Exchange, Inc., 1947-1963.
Member New England Wage Stablzn. Enforcement Commission, 1950-1951.
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Trustee Bennington College. Board directors Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation. Moderator Williamstown Town Meetings, 1969-1971.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Mary Elizabeth Storer, May 31, 1929. Children– Patricia Skidmore, Robin Bruce Stirling, Johathan Storer.