Dawood Farahi
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dawood Farahi
| birth_place = Afghanistan
| office = President of Kean University
| term_start = July 1, 2003
| term_end = May 2020
| predecessor = Frank J. Esposito (interim)
| education = University of Kansas (PhD)
}}
Dawood Farahi is an Afghan-American academic administrator who served as president of Kean University from July 1, 2003 to May 2020.{{Cite web|title=Office of the President {{!}} Kean University|url=https://www.kean.edu/office-president|website=www.kean.edu|access-date=2020-05-04}}
Early life and education
Farahi was born and raised in Afghanistan. He relocated to the United States to with limited English skills to earn his PhD, studying at the University of Kansas as a Fulbright Scholar.{{Cite web|title=School hosts rare rite for new citizens|url=http://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/school-hosts-rare-rite-for-new-citizens/|last=Bloom|first=Susan|website=njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-04}}
Career
Farahi began his career at Kean University as a professor in the public administration program.{{Cite news|last=James|first=George|date=2003-03-16|title=EDUCATION; On Campus, A Time Of Change|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/16/nyregion/education-on-campus-a-time-of-change.html|access-date=2020-05-04|issn=0362-4331}} Since joining Kean, questions have been raised about the validity of Farahi's resume. Faculty members at Kean have stated that Farahi's resumes have included "erroneous claims of publication and other misleading statements."{{Cite web|title=Résumé Scrutiny – American Federation of Teachers New Jersey, AFL-CIO|url=http://aftnj.org/topics/news/higher-education/2012/resume-scrutiny/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-04}} After an investigation was launched in 2012, the university's board of trustees voted to retain Farahi by a vote of 7–4.{{Cite news|last=Pérez-Peña|first=Richard|date=2012-02-15|title=Split Board Backs Kean University's Leader, Under Fire for Résumé|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/16/nyregion/kean-universitys-trustees-back-its-president.html|access-date=2020-05-04|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|last=Stripling|first=Jack|date=2012-02-15|title=In Narrow Vote, Kean U. Trustees Support Embattled President|language=en-US|work=The Chronicle of Higher Education|url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/Kean-U-Trustees-Back/130805|access-date=2020-05-04|issn=0009-5982}}{{Cite web|title=Ridiculous resumes: 6 of higher ed's most padded CVs|url=https://www.educationdive.com/news/ridiculous-resumes-6-of-higher-eds-most-padded-cvs/247733/|website=Education Dive|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-04}}{{Cite web|title=Kean president gets new contract despite previous 'no confidence' vote by faculty|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2017/09/11/kean-u-president-gets-new-contract-despite-previous-no-confidence-vote-by-faculty-114425|last=Tat|first=Linh|website=Politico PRO|language=en|access-date=2020-05-04}}
During Farahi's tenure, the university has also struggled with maintaining accreditation. In July 2012, the university was placed on probation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education for failing to meet academic standards. In August 2018, it was announced that the public administration master's program would lose its accreditation at the start of the fall semester.{{Cite news|last=Kelderman|first=Eric|date=2018-08-17|title=A Program at Kean U. Is Losing Its Accreditation. Many Faculty and Students Have No Idea. Farahi was also accused of lying on his resume during his tenure as president at Kean. In 2019, Farahi defended the university purchasing a $219,000 conference table. |language=en-US|work=The Chronicle of Higher Education|url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/A-Program-at-Kean-U-Is-Losing/244307|access-date=2020-05-04|issn=0009-5982}}
In August 2019, it was announced that Farahi would retire at the end of the 2019–2020 academic year.{{Cite web|title=Controversial president of Kean University will retire|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/08/30/controversial-president-kean-university-will-retire|website=www.insidehighered.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-04}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farahi, Dawood}}
Category:Kean University faculty
Category:Afghan emigrants to the United States