Dr. Michael Rockland - Mobility in America and New Jersey's identity crisis

Dr. Rockland briefly dicusses his interests in getting around America, as well as New Jersey's identity crisis.

Michael Rockland founded the American Studies Department at Rutgers while serving as Assistant Dean of Douglass College (1969-1972). Earlier, he had another stint in academic administration when he served as Executive Assistant to the Chancellor of Higher Education, State of New Jersey (1968-1969). This followed his years in the United States diplomatic service as a cultural attache at our embassies in Argentina and Spain (1962-1967). He is the author of eleven books, three of which have received special recognition. He has lectured in some twenty-one countries around the world. A regular contributor to New Jersey Monthly magazine, he has also worked in television and film production, mostly for P.B.S. He is regularly interviewed on N.P.R.

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Education

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• rutgers
• university
• research
• faculty
• michael
• aaron
• rockland
• american
• studies
• mobility
• george
• washington
• bridge
• new
• jersey
• turnpike
• identity
• crisis
• philadelphia

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