{"id":490,"date":"2019-05-03T20:14:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T20:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bobubell.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:19:40","slug":"robert-ubell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bobubell.com\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT ROBERT UBELL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/bobubell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bobubell-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-503\" style=\"width:259px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bobubell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bobubell-scaled-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/bobubell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bobubell-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bobubell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bobubell-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bobubell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bobubell-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bobubell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bobubell-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bobubell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bobubell-scaled-1-648x864.jpg 648w, https:\/\/bobubell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bobubell-scaled-1-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Active in online learning and science publishing, Bob Ubell is Vice Dean Emeritus at NYU\u2019s Tandon School of Engineering. For nearly a decade, he headed <a href=\"http:\/\/engineering.nyu.edu\/academics\/online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tandon Online<\/a>, ranked No. 2 by <em>US News &amp; World Report<\/em> of the nation\u2019s Computer Information Technology online graduate programs. Earlier, he was Dean of online learning at Stevens Institute of Technology and Senior Editor of CHLOE, an annual survey of higher ed online officers, sponsored by Quality Matters. Ubell consults for universities and edtech companies, including Coursera, NYU and The New School, among others. Over his career, Ubell\u2019s online programs have enrolled more than 30,000 students. Recipient of the highest honor given for individual achievement in digital education, the A. Frank Mayadas Leadership Award, Ubell is a Fellow of the <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__onlinelearningconsortium.org_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&amp;r=WVyymeMqSYrG_aOKlnOKUQ&amp;m=KAoiodHLHqgiyTxaWoOzsccNa0a72zX9GndMaXxfZRM&amp;s=fJ08wSWcmM-AXxbHc7L6xJB2bB3i7KCRuQruIlbdu4w&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Learning Consortium<\/a> (OLC) and a member of the Advisory Board of <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__onlinelearningconsortium.org_read_online-2Dlearning-2Djournal_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&amp;r=WVyymeMqSYrG_aOKlnOKUQ&amp;m=KAoiodHLHqgiyTxaWoOzsccNa0a72zX9GndMaXxfZRM&amp;s=MCqOMRiPVn7KfAGDUDb3xmWrCkCePyTwL1OU0bDV-vg&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Learning<\/a>, the journal of OLC, where he served on the organization\u2019s board for a number of years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abroad, Ubell headed three blended online master\u2019s at Central University of Finance and Economics and Beijing Institute of Technology. He consults for Beacon Education, a Beijing company that serves Chinese students enrolled in US online graduate programs. In London, he served as American Publisher of <em>Nature<\/em>, the prominent science weekly, and launched the journal, <em>Nature Biotechnology<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ubell was editor of the New York Academy of Sciences monthly magazine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyas.org\/ideas-insights\/publications\/the-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sciences<\/a>, executive editor of a number of major reference works, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/linguistics-the-cambridge-survey\/69DFC6452E11232E347C1DBB09C66A0D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linguistics: The Cambridge Survey<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/9780521417440\/Astronomy-Astrophysics-Encyclopedia-Maran-Stephen-0521417449\/plp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia (Wiley)<\/a> and editor of the multivolume series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/series\/3738?srsltid=AfmBOoo2g28V73mftvDhsEGJotNn376kjhSDNUr4U8jmIl9sBOn66CT7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Masters of Modern Physics (AIP\/Springer)<\/a>. A columnist for <em>EdSurge<\/em> and contributor to <em>Inside Higher Ed<\/em> and other leading publications, Ubell has contributed nearly 150 articles to scholarly and general periodicals and is the author or editor of 20 books, with the most recent being <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.routledge.com_Going-2DOnline-2DPerspectives-2Don-2DDigital-2DLearning_Ubell_p_book_9781138025325&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&amp;r=WVyymeMqSYrG_aOKlnOKUQ&amp;m=KAoiodHLHqgiyTxaWoOzsccNa0a72zX9GndMaXxfZRM&amp;s=qD9tcrXsHAFM_MGKwA1dnyJ7vhxpeDA7f27vSrWs1qY&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Going Online<\/a> and its companion volume, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Staying-Online-How-to-Navigate-Digital-Higher-Education\/Ubell\/p\/book\/9780367477455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Staying Online<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Ubell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1EGxv4J2zkyc5ElOqmvqbIFuhxi1Og4sQNvGOIztIuwM\/preview?fd=true\">CV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Active in online learning and science publishing, Bob Ubell is Vice Dean Emeritus at NYU\u2019s Tandon School of Engineering. For nearly a decade, he headed Tandon Online, ranked No. 2 by US News &amp; World Report of the nation\u2019s Computer Information Technology online graduate programs. 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