Hamid Shirvani
| Hamid Shirvani | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 20, 1950 Tehran, Iran |
| Organization |
Briar Cliff University Chapman University Queens College of the City University of New York University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Colorado Denver State University of New York Syracuse Pennsylvania State University |
| Title | Senior Fellow, American Association of State Colleges and Universities |
| Spouse(s) | Fatemeh Shirvani |
Briar Cliff University
North Dakota University System
Hamid Augustine Shirvani was born in Tehran, Iran and raised in London, England; was educated in the United Kingdom and attended graduate schools in the United States. He holds a BA in Architecture from the Polytechnic of Central London, a M.Arch from Pratt Institute, a M.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.L.A. from Harvard University and both an M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University. He is a practicing Roman Catholic and has been awarded the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and has been invested in the Order of Malta.
He started his academic career as an assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University and as an Associate and Full professor at the State University of New York at Syracuse.
Shirvani is the 10th President of Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa. He took over the role after President Bev Wharton retired at the end of the 2016 academic school year. Dr. Shirvani resigned in July 2017 for personal reasons.
Prior to assuming this position, he served as a Senior Fellow with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Prior to that, he served as the Chancellor of the North Dakota University System; President of California State University Stanislaus; Provost and Executive Vice President at Chapman University; Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research at Queens College, City University of New York; Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell; and Dean of the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver.
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