Chancellor Rosenstone's biography
Steven Rosenstone has had a distinguished career in higher education beginning with his summa cum laude bachelor's degree from Washington University and his master's degree and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. He was professor of political science at Yale University until 1986 when he joined the University of Michigan to serve as professor of political science and program director in the Center for Political Studies. He is the author of Who Votes?; Mobilization, Participation, and Democracy in America; Third Parties in America: Citizen Response to Major Party Failure; Hispanic Political Participation; Forecasting Presidential Elections; and numerous scholarly articles on elections and political participation. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Recruited to the University of Minnesota in 1996 to serve as dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Rosenstone earned a reputation as a visionary and effective leader. Under his leadership, the college transformed the undergraduate experience; dramatically increased the quality, diversity, and success of its students; forged new partnerships with Minnesota businesses and cultural institutions; and created new, state-of-the-art facilities and interdisciplinary centers. Over the years, he led systemwide initiatives on scholarships, access to higher education, long-term financial strategy, e-education and student success. In recognition of his service to the University of Minnesota, he was awarded the McKnight Presidential Leadership Chair in 2004 and was promoted to Vice President for Scholarly and Cultural Affairs in 2007.
Named chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities in February 2011 by the Board of Trustees, Rosenstone began his term in August 2011. As chancellor, Rosenstone is responsible for leading the seven state universities and 24 community and technical colleges that serve more than 430,000 students in 47 communities across the state.
Rosenstone serves on the State of Minnesota Higher Education Advisory Council, the Governor's Workforce Development Council, the Minnesota P-20 Education Partnership, the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, the Itasca Project, the Board of Directors of the Guthrie Theater and the Governing Board for Minnesota Compass. He is a nationally recognized expert on higher education issues. Rosenstone's writings include: "The Idea of a University," in The Public Research University: Serving the Public Good in New Times; and "Challenges Facing Higher Education in America: Lessons and Opportunities," in Taking Public Universities Seriously.
Rosenstone is married to Maria Antonia Calvo, who holds a Ph.D. in political science from Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. She is an adjunct associate professor of Spanish at the University of Minnesota. They have three children— a son who is a high school senior, a daughter who studies cello at a conservatory and a daughter who is in her second year of medical school in Spain.
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