Robert Nash

Professor of Education Emeritus

Robert Nash
Alma mater(s)
  • Ed.D. in Philosophy of Education from Boston University
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Education

BIO

Robert J. Nash served as a professor in UVM's College of Education and Social Services for over 48 years. He specializes in philosophy of education; applied ethics: higher education administration; scholarly personal narrative writing; and religion, spirituality, and education.

Dr. Nash has graduate degrees in English, Religious Studies, Applied Ethics and Liberal Studies, and Educational Philosophy. He is the founder Interdisciplinary Studies in Education graduate program, and co-founder of the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) graduate program.

Awards and Achievements

  • Gordon Fielding Lewis Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research, Pi Gamma Mu (2010)
  • Joseph Anthony Abruscato Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, UVM (2009)
  • Official University Scholar in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, UVM (2003)

Area(s) of expertise

  • Applied ethics
  • Philosophy of education
  • Higher education administration
  • Scholarly personal narrative writing

Bio

Robert J. Nash served as a professor in UVM's College of Education and Social Services for over 48 years. He specializes in philosophy of education; applied ethics: higher education administration; scholarly personal narrative writing; and religion, spirituality, and education.

Dr. Nash has graduate degrees in English, Religious Studies, Applied Ethics and Liberal Studies, and Educational Philosophy. He is the founder Interdisciplinary Studies in Education graduate program, and co-founder of the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) graduate program.

Awards and Achievements

  • Gordon Fielding Lewis Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research, Pi Gamma Mu (2010)
  • Joseph Anthony Abruscato Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship, UVM (2009)
  • Official University Scholar in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, UVM (2003)

Areas of Expertise

  • Applied ethics
  • Philosophy of education
  • Higher education administration
  • Scholarly personal narrative writing