DR. BORIA SAX, Ph.D.

25 Franklin Avenue, 2F

(914) 946-6735

White Plains, NY 10601-3819

E-mail: vogelgreif@aol.com

Web Site: http://www.boriasax.com

 

SUMMARY

 

A widely published, critically acclaimed author and scholar, whose books on interdisciplinary topics have been translated into many languages.

 

 

Publications

 

  • Published or had accepted eight books of scholarship, one memoir, three study guides, three chapbooks of poetry, one reference book, and two books of translations (See record of publications at http://www.boriasax.com).
  • Had two scholarly books named to list of “outstanding academic titles of the year” compiled by the journal Choice.
  • Had books published in Japanese, Czech, French, Korean, and Turkish translation.
  • Published over 300 shorter pieces including articles, poetry, sections of reference books, research reports, translations, reviews, and flyers for public distribution.

 

WORK IN ONLINE LEARNING

 

  • Founded the famous Wizards Program of online supplemental instructors at Mercy College in 2000.
  • Won a Sloan-C Award for “Online Learning Effectiveness” in 2002.
  • Listed as a Consultant on Online Learning by the Sloan Consortium and by the firm Nitron Advisors.
  • Have served as an evaluator for grants in online learning including a grant for over $1,000,000 to the Sloan-C headquarters at Olin and Babson College.
  • Published many articles on online learning in journals such as JALN and Teaching and Learning.
  • Guest edited special issues, devoted to storytelling and to online learning, of the journal On the Horizon.
  • Co-chair of a Sloan-C 2006 initiative to provide a national program of training/certification for online faculty.
  • Member of the final panel at 2007 Sloan-C Convention.
  • Won the Humane Society of the United States’ award for the “best new course” of 2007.

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D. in German and Intellectual History awarded 1983; SUNY Buffalo

M.A. in German; SUNY Buffalo

B.A. in Philosophy and English; University of Chicago

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

BERKELEY COLLEGE                                                                                                       Summer 2006 - present

Adjunct Faculty Member – Humanities and English

 

SING SING PRISON/HUDSON LINK                                                                                     Fall 2006 - Present

College Instructor – American History, Philosophy, European History                                     

 

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD, IL                                                             2005 – Present

Adjunct Faculty Member - Philosophy

 

MERCY COLLEGE, Dobbs Ferry, NY                                                                                     1999 – 2006

Director of Online Research, Development and Training

 

UNIVERSITY WITHOUT WALLS OF SKIDMORE COLLEGE                                           2004 – Present

Adjunct Faculty Member

 

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN                                                                                     1997 – 2000

Lecturer

 

YONKERS CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNING AT MERCY COLLEGE                  1993 – 1999

Coordinator

 

MERCY COLLEGE                                                                                                               1985 – Present

Adjunct Professor – English and Philosophy

 

METROPOLITAN COLLEGE, New York, NY                                                                        1999 – 2002

Adjunct Professor – Humanities and Ethics

 

PACE UNIVERSITY, New York, NY                                                                                      1982 – 1992

Adjunct Professor – German (promoted 1986, 1989, 1992)

 

AMERICAN ONLINE                                                                                                              1996 – 2000

Taught Creative Writing via the Internet

 

CONSULTANT and VOLUNTEER                                                                                          1976 – 1989

Worked as a volunteer, paid consultant and regional coordinator for several human rights organizations including Amnesty International and Helsinki Watch.

 

HONORS, AWARDS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

  • Invited speaker at The Hastings Institute, the Staten Island Zoo, the National Zoo of the Smithsonian, the Rockwell Museum, Lehman College, The New York Botanical Garden, Rutgers University, Duke University, Yale University, the Whitechapel Gallery and many other institutions (see record of speaking engagements at http://www.boriasax.com).
  • Appeared on the Television program Nova in a program entitled “Spies, Lies and Atomic Secrets” (2000) and on the History channel in a program entitled “Rats, Bats, and Bugs” (2003).
  • On May 22, 1984, addressed Commission on Security and cooperation of the United States Congress on independent peace movements in Eastern Europe.
  • Authored a report on East German compliance with the UN Covenants that was presented to the United Nations in Geneva on July 17, 1984.
  • Founder and first President of the non-profit organization Nature in Legend and Story (NILAS, inc.), dedicated “to promote understanding of traditional bonds between human beings and the natural world.”
  • Featured writer at the Sharing the Words 99 Festival in Treadwell, NY.
  • Received grants from Pace University, NYCH and other places.
  • Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America, 1999-present; in Marquis Who’s Who in American Education, 2001-present.