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Peter Plympton Smith was born on 31 October, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., is an American politician. Discover Peter Plympton Smith's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

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Born 31 October, 1945
Birthday 31 October
Birthplace Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1945

Peter Plympton Smith (born October 31, 1945) is an American educator and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Vermont, the 76th lieutenant governor of Vermont, and an education administrator.

He served as the founding president of the Community College of Vermont, the founding president of California State University, Monterey Bay, and as assistant director general for education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Peter Smith is currently serving as Senior Vice President for Academic Strategies and Development at Kaplan Higher Education Corporation, a global education company owned by the Graham Holding Company.

At KHE, he has spearheaded efforts to personalize degree programs and learning support systems, while strengthening their outcomes-based pedagogy at the program and course level.

Smith is also developing new market positions and services for the adult postsecondary education market.

Smith was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Burlington, Vermont.

He is the son of Burlington banker and Vermont State Senator Frederick Plympton Smith.

1964

He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1964 and received an A.B. in history from Princeton University in 1968 after completing a senior thesis titled "Burlington, Vermont, 1791-1848: A Study of Economic Development and Social Change in a Community."

1970

In 1970, he received a M.A.T. from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

In 1970, he became the founding president of the Community College of Vermont, a Vermont State College.

1978

He first ran for office in 1978, defeating incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Vermont T. Garry Buckley in the Republican primary but losing the general election for Lieutenant Governor to Democrat Madeleine M. Kunin.

1981

Between 1981 and 1983, he served as a Vermont State Senator representing the Washington County district.

1982

After Kunin chose not to run for re-election in 1982, Smith was elected to succeed her.

He served two two-year terms.

1983

He received his Ed.D. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in administration, planning, and social policy in 1983.

Smith served one year as an assistant to the Vermont Commissioner of Education.

1986

He ran for Governor of Vermont in 1986 but was defeated by Kunin.

Funded by a Mina Shaughnessy Fellowship, Smith wrote Your Hidden Credentials: The Value of Personal Learning Outside College, (Acropolis Books, Ltd, 1986).

The book, now out-of-print, promotes college credit for life experience.

1988

After two years as Vice President of Development at Norwich University he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1988 for Vermont's at-large congressional district with 41.2% of the vote.

1990

In 1990, he was defeated in his bid for re-election by Independent Bernie Sanders.

, he was the last Republican to have represented Vermont in the U.S. House.

1991

From 1991 to 1994, Smith served as dean of the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at George Washington University.

In 1991, he also served as executive director of the U.S. Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education.

1994

In 1994, due in part to his work in assessment at GWU, the California State University recruited Smith as founding president of California State University, Monterey Bay, a post that he vacated in 2005.

2004

Smith is also the author of The Quiet Crisis: How Higher Education Is Failing America, (Anker Publishing Company, Inc.,2004) which received juried acclaim from the American Association of Continuing Education.

2005

Beginning June 20, 2005, Smith served as assistant director general for education of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

At UNESCO, Smith's education experience was expressed by his concern for the wellbeing of learners: "Quality is an issue," says Smith.

"UNESCO has long encouraged the internationalization of education and the involvement of a range of partners, but we must also protect students from inadequate learning resources, low-quality provisions, degree mills and bogus institutions."

After assuming the post of Assistant Director General (ADG) for Education of UNESCO, Smith made several moves based on his mandate from UNESCO's General Conference and from its Director General in an attempt to reform the Education Sector of the institution.

These included developing UNESS, a simplified national education support strategy; a Global Action Plan; involvement with the G8 and the World Economic Forum; restructuring the headquarters governance structure; and implementing a de-centralization plan for UNESCO's Education Sector.

2006

After an intensive one-year study contracted out to Navigant Consulting, all but three of over 50 recommendations were approved for implementation by the Director General in June 2006.

Political fallout to the approved reforms led to anonymous charges of financial improprieties in the awarding of contracts totaling US$2.2 million to Navigant Consulting without proper UNESCO oversight.

Smith was found to have used an established, but alternative bidding procedure in the UNESCO rules.

The UNESCO Executive Board ultimately resolved to clarify and strengthen the bidding procedures at UNESCO.

2007

In March 2007, opposition to his reforms and the resulting "negative climate" within the organization resulted in Smith receiving a death threat at his Paris home, and he offered his resignation.

2010

His third book, Harnessing America's Wasted Talent: New Dimensions for Higher Education (Jossey-Bass, 2010) was published in early 2010.

2016

In April 2016, University of Maryland University College announced that Smith had been appointed to a two-year term as the Orkand Endowed Chair and Professor of Innovative Practices in Higher Education.

In this position, Smith is responsible for identifying and implementing measures to improve delivery of the school's learning and support services.

2018

His fourth book, Free-range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education (SelectBooks) was published in 2018.