Michael Kirst

Dr. Kirst is President, California State Board of Education and Stanford Emeritus Professor of Education (and Business Administration by courtesy). Dr. Kirst is a nationally renowned education policy scholar and has authored thirteen books, including From High School to College (2004) and his most recent book, Remaking College: The Changing Ecology of Higher Education (2015). In addition to his current service as president of the California State Board of Education, Kirst has served as commissioner for the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Dr. Kirst disseminates his research through formal academic outlets, but also uses newspaper opinion pages, media interviews, appearances on radio and TV and a blog: The College Puzzle.