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Dr. James R. Appleton was appointed interim president of the University of Redlands on March 17, 2010.
Dr. Appleton served as the eighth president of the University of Redlands from 1987-2005. Since 2005, he has served as the University’s chancellor and then was appointed president emeritus. Under his leadership, the University of Redlands saw significant enhancements in campus facilities and technology; strong enrollments; balanced budgets and record-breaking private fund raising.
Prior to joining the Redlands team, he served for 15 years at the University of Southern California as a member of the faculty, as vice president for student affairs and then as vice president for development. Before 1972 he served in various faculty and administrative positions at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.
Dr. Appleton continues to honor a personal commitment to teaching. He has taught graduate courses that focus on issues and trends in higher education, and his expertise in the study of leadership has formed the basis for first-year seminars and students’ independent studies.
Dr. Appleton currently serves on several boards and committees. He served on a UNESCO working group from 2001-2003. He served for many years on the executive committee of the board of the Washington-based National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and the President’s Council of NCAA.
He received his undergraduate degree from Wheaton College, in Wheaton, Illinois. He earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University.
