Biography

Robert Switzer is interim dean of The School of Humanities and Sciences at The American University in Cairo, as well as an associate professor in AUC's Department of Philosophy. He received his BA and MA from the University of Toronto (1982, 1983), and his PhD from The Pennsylvania State University (1989). Previously, Switzer has also been a member of the faculty at The University of Alabama (Huntsville), Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada), John Cabot University (Rome) and the Collegium Phenomenologicum (Perugia, Italy). Switzer’s activities at AUC have taken many forms, from co-organizer of two conferences to his role as performer/director of “An Evening of Poetry and Music,” honoring the memory of Tom Lamont, in April 1998. He has served as acting director of the Center for American Studies from 2006 to 2007 and as department chair from 2002 to 2004 and again between 2010 and 2011, as well as on numerous committees and task forces, including chairing the Provost’s Commission on Liberal Education from 1995 and 1998. Robert Switzer is interim dean of The School of Humanities and Sciences at The American University in Cairo, as well as an associate professor in AUC's Department of Philosophy. He received his BA and MA from the University of Toronto (1982, 1983), and his PhD from The Pennsylvania State University (1989). Previously, Switzer has also been a member of the faculty at The University of Alabama (Huntsville), Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada), John Cabot University (Rome) and the Collegium Phenomenologicum (Perugia, Italy). Switzer’s activities at AUC have taken many forms, from co-organizer of two conferences to his role as performer/director of “An Evening of Poetry and Music,” honoring the memory of Tom Lamont, in April 1998. He has served as acting director of the Center for American Studies from 2006 to 2007 and as department chair from 2002 to 2004 and again between 2010 and 2011, as well as on numerous committees and task forces, including chairing the Provost’s Commission on Liberal Education from 1995 and 1998.

Research Intrest

Philosophy