Jeffrey Glanz is dean of graduate programs and head of the Department of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y. Before arriving at Wagner, he served as executive assistant to the president of Kean University in Union, N.J., where he held faculty status as a tenured professor in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership, within the College of Education. Glanz was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association and was also that year's recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. Glanz served as an administrator and teacher in the New York City public schools for 20 years. He is the author of eight books and many peer-reviewed articles.