William G. Tierney
William G. Tierney is an American scholar of higher education. He earned a master’s degree from Harvard University and holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University in administration and policy analysis. He has had Fulbright Fellowships Scholarships to Latin America and Australia. He also was Scholar-in-Residence at Universiti Sains Malaysia. Tierney served as president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) from 2001-2002 and as president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) from 2012-2013. He is currently University Professor, Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education and Co-Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education at the University of Southern California. Tierney is the author of a self-published academic novel, Academic Affairs: A Love Story. References

American educational theorists
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Living people
Harvard University alumni
Stanford University alumni