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James Crowfoot earned bachelor’s degrees in Physics (Knox College, 1961) and Theology (Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1965). He
received his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology in 1972 from the University of Michigan. He then joined the faculty
of the School of Natural Resources and Environment
at Michigan, becoming full professor in 1981 and Dean in 1983. In 1985 he co-founded
the UM program in Conflict Management Alternatives, and in 1989 became director of the
Scholars Program in Conservation and the Environment for the Pew Charitable Trusts. As president of Antioch
College, Crowfoot was instrumental in the College receiving a three-year grant from the MacArthur Foundation before his controversial
resignation in 1996. He remains active in environmental issues such as the
sustainable community. |
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