User: Tom Ward
Thomas J. Ward is a member of New World Encyclopedia's Editorial Board. He is Dean of the International College and Vice President for International Programs at the University of Bridgeport. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Ward did his doctoral studies at the Catholic Institute of Paris and at De La Salle University in the Philippines where he wrote his doctoral thesis under Andrew Gonzalez, who later served as the Minister of Education of the Philippines. Dr. Ward has traveled in more than 60 countries and has lived in Latin America, East Asia, and Europe.
Dr. Ward conducts lectures in English, Spanish, and French and has a working knowledge of several other languages. One of the University of Bridgeport’s pioneer instructors in distance learning, Dr. Ward has received five grants for online programs that he has developed from the Connecticut Department of Education’s Distance Learning Consortium. Dr. Ward lectures and writes on issues relating to comparative education, religion and society, and regional political economy. Most recently he edited Development, Social Justice and Civil Society — An Introduction to the Political Economy of NGOs (Paragon House 2005). Prior to moving to Connecticut with his family in 2000, Dr. Ward served as a Human Rights Commissioner in Dutchess County, New York.
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- w. 203-367-5532
- email drthomasward@aol.com
