Claremont Graduate University Appoints Health Care Economist Deborah A. Freund as President
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More importantly, this perspective is not only central to our success in the university, but to finding the best ways of approaching and solving the complex problems we all face in the world today.” She holds a PhD from the University of Michigan in economics, an MA in applied economics and MPH in medical care administration from the same institution.Freund will be completing responsibilities in her role at Syracuse University over the next few months and will formally take office in Claremont in the fall.From 1985-1988, Freund was the director of the Program on Health Economics and Finance at the Health Services Research Center, director of the PhD Program in Health Policy and Administration, and director of the Clinical Economics Training Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.At a date to be determined, Freund will be joined by her spouse, the renowned labor economist Thomas J. Kniesner, the Krisher Professor of Economics and a senior research associate at the Center for Policy Research at Syracuse.Freund and Kniesner have a son, William, who is 15 years old.Freund will be completing responsibilities in her role at Syracuse University over the next few months and will formally take office in Claremont in the fall.Current Interim President Joseph C. Hough will continue until Freund’s arrival in Claremont.### Contact Information Claremont Graduate University Rod Leveque 909-621-8396 www.cgu.edu Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Claremont Graduate University Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend