Robert M. O'Neil
| Robert M. O'Neil | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 16, 1934 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | President of the University of Virginia |
| Term | 1985-1990 |
| Predecessor | Frank Hereford |
| Successor | John T. Casteen III |
Robert M. O'Neil (born October 16, 1934) is a specialist in constitutional law and a past president of the University of Virginia who created the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. He is the director of this center and took this position in 1990 after retiring from serving as the president of the University of Virginia. He remains associated with the Law School of the University, teaching courses in the First Amendment and the Arts, Speech and Press, Church and State, and Free Speech in Cyberspace.
Robert Marchant O'Neil was born in Boston, Massachusetts on October 16, 1934. He is married to Karen Elson who teaches English and is director of college counseling at St. Anne’s Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
O'Neil attended Harvard University for his undergraduate degrees. In 1956 he received his Bachelor of Arts, in 1957 his AM and his Bachelor in Law in 1961. O’Neil also holds an honorary degree from Beloit College and Indiana University (LLD, 1987).
Before his career as teacher and scholar, Robert M. O'Neil gained experience on law topics by working for a United States Supreme Court justice. He used to serve as a clerk for Justice William J. Brennan. In 1963 he left his job as clerk and became part of the law faculty of the University of California at Berkeley. Robert was not only involved in the law school; he also was involved in leadership activities. He served as chair of the Academic Senate Committee on Academic Freedom. His law teaching career at Berkeley lasted from 1963 to 1967, and then he went to work as a law professor at SUNY/Buffalo where he also was executive assistant to president Martin Myerson.. After SUNY he returned to Berkeley.
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