Daniel C. Levy earned his political science Ph.D. (1977), concentrating in comparative politics as well as public policy. From 1977 to 1982 he was Research Associate at Yale University's policy programs on higher education and nonprofit organizations, respectively. He has since taught at the University at Albany, becoming State University of New York Distinguished Professor (1998). Author of 11 books and over one-hundred articles ranging across higher education policy, related non-profit sectors, and Latin American politics, Levy has received long-term and lifetime awards from the leading scholarly association of higher education studies and comparative education studies.