Brock Blomberg

Stephen Brock Blomberg (born March 21, 1967) is the 17th president of Ursinus College.[3] A macroeconomist and former Professor of economics at Claremont McKenna College, Blomberg is best known in academia for his work on the economics of terrorism.

Brock Blomberg
17th President of Ursinus College
Assumed office
2015
Preceded byTerry Winegar (interim);[1][2] Bobby Fong
Personal details
Born (1967-03-21) March 21, 1967
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Tampa (BS)
Johns Hopkins University (MA, PhD)
Websiteursinus.edu/offices/presidents-office

Early life and education

Blomberg was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of an Army officer.[4] He graduated from the University of Tampa magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science, then received his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in economics from Johns Hopkins University.[5][6]

Career

Blomberg was on the economics faculty of Wellesley College from 1995 to 2003. In fall 2003, he joined the economics department at Claremont McKenna College.[3] He became the Dean of the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance at Claremont McKenna in June 2010.[7]

Blomberg was named president of Ursinus College on April 30, 2015,[8] and was inaugurated on October 16, 2015.[9] In 2017, Blomberg's total compensation was $474,172.00, making him the 21st highest paid private college president in Pennsylvania.[10]

In April, 2016, Blomberg dismissed Terry Winegar, the dean of the college who had served as interim president prior to Blomberg's appointment. Winegar later sued Blomberg and Ursinus, claiming age discrimination.[11]

Selected works
  • Engel, Rozlyn C.; Blomberg, S. Brock (1 January 2008). "Lines in the Sand: Border Effects, Economic Integration and Disintegration of Post-War Iraq". Journal of Law and Economics. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1284044.
  • Blomberg, S. Brock; Gaibulloev, Khusrav; Sandler, Todd (11 October 2011). "Terrorist group survival: ideology, tactics, and base of operations". Public Choice. 149 (3–4): 441–463. doi:10.1007/s11127-011-9837-4.
  • Blomberg, S. Brock; Hess, Gregory D.; Raviv, Yaron (18 June 2009). "Where have all the heroes gone? A rational-choice perspective on heroism". Public Choice. doi:10.1007/s11127-009-9467-2.
  • Blomberg, S. Brock; Hess, Gregory D (November 2006). "How Much Does Violence Tax Trade?". Review of Economics and Statistics. 88 (4): 599–612. doi:10.1162/rest.88.4.599.
  • Blomberg, S.Brock; Hess, Gregory D; Orphanides, Athanasios (July 2004). "The macroeconomic consequences of terrorism" (PDF). Journal of Monetary Economics. 51 (5): 1007–1032. doi:10.1016/j.jmoneco.2004.04.001.
  • Asea, Patrick; Blomberg, S. Brock (March 1997). Lending Cycles (PDF) (Report). National Bureau of Economic Research. doi:10.3386/w5951.
  • Blomberg, S.Brock; Hess, Gregory D. (August 1997). "Politics and exchange rate forecasts". Journal of International Economics. 43 (1–2): 189–205. doi:10.1016/s0022-1996(96)01466-3.

References
  1. "Past Presidents". Ursinus College. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. Snyder, Susan (2015-04-30). "Ursinus picks new president, a political economist". Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2019. S. Brock Blomberg, 48, a political economist who studies terrorism, replaces Lucien 'Terry' Winegar, who had been serving as interim president since Bobby Fong's death in September.
  3. "Economist Brock Blomberg is 17th President". ursinus.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  4. "March 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  5. Snyder, Susan (April 30, 2015). "Ursinus taps a political economist as next president". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. Wills, Brendan (May 1, 2015). "Ursinus College names economist Brock Blomberg its 17th president". The Reporter. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  7. Affairs, Office of Public; Claremont, Communications 400 N. Claremont Blvd. "Opening Convocation to be held Aug. 30". cmc.edu (Press release).
  8. "Ursinus College names economist Brock Blomberg its 17th president". The Times Herald, Norristown, Pennsylvania. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  9. "Blomberg Extols Opportunity and the Liberal Arts". ursinus.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  10. Palochko, Jacqueline (21 January 2020). "What the presidents of Pennsylvania's private universities make". The Morning Call. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  11. Bobby Allyn (2016-12-14). "Ursinus dean, 62, claims college fired him because of age". WHYY-FM. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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