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Grier Davis Instructor, MSED 468 "Higher Education Policy", Master of Science in Education 618 Garrett Place Room 203 Evanston, IL 60208-4135 Phone: (847) 491-4492

Biography

Grier Davis is an adjunct lecturer for Northwestern’s Master’s Program in Higher Education Administration and Policy, teaching the policy course and the capstone seminar in administration.  In 2002 he retired as Special Assistant to the President after almost 25 years in charge of Northwestern’s office of government relations, which he established in 1978.  Prior to that time, he was a professor of classical languages and literatures for 10 years with research interests in epic and satire.  He has chaired and served on various national, state, and local committees and boards for nonprofit organizatons that promote higher education in particular and the charitable sector in general.  In addition to teaching part-time, he currently has other part-time activities, as a licensed mental health counselor and as a consultant both in government relations and in expert services (i.e., providing faculty experts for litigation and R & D).

Research/Scholarship
Education

Year		Degree		Institution
1995		MS, Counseling Psychology		Northwestern University
1966		PhD, Classics		University of North Carolina
1958		BA, English		Davidson College

Selected Publications

Davis, Grier (1985). The Politics of Accreditation and the Role of COPA in Self-Regulation in Bennett, J. &Peltason, J. (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Higher Education: Self-Regulation and the Ethical Roles of the Academy.

Research Interests

Student Aid, University Research, and Nonprofit Tax Policy

Teaching/Advising
Courses

MS_ED 484		Higher Education Administration Seminar This seminar gives a context for the higher education work experience of graduate students in the master's program through an examination of theory and research on organization and governance, management, leadership, and ethics. This seminar should be taken concurrently with or after the research sequence MS_ED 406, 407, and 408.
MS_ED 468		Higher Education Policy This course examines concepts, models, and theories about public policy and the federal policy process with regard to areas of major importance to higher education (e.g., student aid, taxes, research, and affirmative action). Current policy issues are analyzed in comparison with past executive, legislative, and judicial branch actions in those policy arenas. The course is designed to provide a basic understanding of higher education policy in the U.S. at the national level. MS_ED 460 is a prerequisite for this course.

Service/Recognition
Professional Service

Year		Organization		Position		Description
2006		Charitable Accord		Board of Directors		Advocated for federal policy to promote charitable giving
2002		Network for Charitable Giving		Executive Committee		Advocated for federal policy to promote charitable giving
2002		Federation of Independent IL Colleges & Universities		Executive Committee		Advocated for federal and state policy to promote private higher education