Alan Michael Huberman died on Jan. 4, 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland, after a long illness.
Mike came to Princeton from Newton HS in Newton, Mass. At Princeton he majored in Romance languages and literature, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of Cap and Gown and roomed with Bill Levinson. After Wilson and Fulbright fellowships, Mike earned his doctorate in comparative literature from Harvard in 1970.
In 1972 Mike became professor of education at the U. of Geneva. There he achieved international recognition for his groundbreaking research in education policy, school reform, and applied educational theory. He authored many books, including Quantitative Data Analysis, a required text today in many graduate education programs worldwide.
He became a consultant to the World Bank, UNESCO, the OECD, the US HEW Dept., the Italian and French Ministries of Education, and many other public and private entities. From 1991 to 1995, he was visiting professor at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard. In 1995 he received an honorary doctorate from the U. of Louvain, Belgium. Mike will be remembered by his peers as a brilliant and innovative educator and scholar, and by his many friends for his keen wit, infectious laughter, and loyalty.
Mike is survived by his wife, Laurie, and four sons, Yvan, Anthony, Ben, and David. Our deepest sympathies are extended to each of them.
The Class of 1962