Biography
President Charles Middleton

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Charles R. “Chuck” Middleton has served as the fifth President of Roosevelt University since July 2002.

As President of Roosevelt University, Dr. Middleton heads the nation’s 10th most diverse private university.  Roosevelt’s 7,200 students take courses in arts and sciences, business administration, education and performing arts at comprehensive campuses in the Chicago Loop and northwest suburban Schaumburg.  The University also owns the Auditorium Theatre, one of the most famous theaters in the world.

Prior to joining Roosevelt, he was vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University System of Maryland, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Bowling Green State University and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Dr. Middleton’s academic expertise is in modern British history from the late 18th Century to the early 19th Century. He has written more than 60 scholarly papers and is the author of the book The Administration of British Foreign Policy, 1782-1846.

Dr. Middleton earned an AB degree with honors in history from Florida State University and both an MA and PhD in history from Duke University. 

Dr. Middleton is active in educational and community organizations. He is a fellow of the Institute for International Education (Midwest), on the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE) and chair of the Federation of Illinois Independent Colleges and Universities. He also serves on the boards of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid Committee and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, N. Y., among other organizations.

In November 2006, Dr. Middleton was elected to the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, along side Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. 

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