William Kenneth Cummings

Background

Cummings, William Kenneth was born on October 18, 1943 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Son of Ralph Waldo and Mary Catherine (Parrish) Cummings.

Education

Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1965; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1972.

Career

Associate professor, University of Chicago, 1972-1977, 81; project officer, Ford Foundation, 1977-1981; senior fellow, East-West Center, 1982-1984; senior analyst, National Science Foundation, 1984-1986; project coordinator, Harvard Institute International Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987-1993; professor, director, Center for Asian Studies, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1993-1994; director Center for Comparative and Global Studies Education, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1994.

Achievements

• William Kenneth Cummings has been listed as a noteworthy Sociology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Educational Policies in Crisis: Japanese and American Perspectives (Praeger Special Studies in Comparative Education)

    ( The essays in this book, prepared by Japanese and Ameri...)

Connections

Married Fumiko Kimura, January 26, 1969. Children: Yujin K., Seijin K.

Father:

Ralph Waldo Cummings

Mother:

Mary Catherine (Parrish) Cummings

Spouse:

Fumiko Kimura

child:

Seijin K. Cummings

child:

Yujin K. Cummings