Sanford J. Ungar

Sanford J. "Sandy" Ungar (born 1945) is an American journalist, author, and current president of Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland.

Ungar earned a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University and a master's degree from the London School of Economics. He has been a correspondent for United Press International, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and The Economist. He served as Washington editor of The Atlantic and managing editor of Foreign Affairs. From 1979-82, he was a host of All Things Considered on National Public Radio. From 1999-2001, he was Director of Voice of America. He became President of Goucher College on July 1, 2001.

Since becoming President of Goucher College, he has raised the college's profile program. In 2005, he announced the college as being the first U.S. Collage to demand studay abroad. [Foreign Detour en Route to a College Degree

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Article Tools Sponsored ByBy HOLLI CHMELAPublished: October 19, 2005] He has internationalized the curriculum making Goucher the first college in the United States to demand students study abroad. When he arrived, Goucher was ranked number 91 among liberal arts colleges. However, the school's ranking has recently dropped to number 111. The College's low standing in the rankings stems from the fact that less than half the classes are taught by tenure-track faculty. In addition to strengthening the faculty, he has implemented a bold international studies program, under the guidance of Marc Roy, the interim director of international studies.

In addition to serving as president of Goucher College, Ungar teaches a freshman liberal arts Free Speech seminar with Dr. Kaushik Bagchi.

Ungar is a strong advocate of free speech and investigative journalism. He is an outspoken advocate of Judith Miller. Steadfastly supporting the New York Times journalist, he called her an American Hero.

Ungar is the author of six books, including "The Papers & The Papers: An Account of the Legal and Political Battle over the Pentagon Papers", which won the George Polk Award in 1973, and "Fresh Blood: The New American Immigrants" (2006).

External links

* [http://www.goucher.edu/x4690.xml Goucher College profile]
* [http://marylandtesol.org/Sanford_Ungar.html Sanford Ungar profile (Maryland TESOL)]