He was a National Merit Scholar finalist and he received a New York State Regent Scholarship. After attending public schools, he entered Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Steven Schwartz was born in New York City in 1946. Throughout his career he was successful in establishing new schools and facilities at the universities he was involved with.
He defended his record by saying that he wished universities to be more market-oriented, research-focused, accountable, transparent and held to higher standards, in the hope of improving university profiles and attracting more students, funding and researchers. His style of management was controversial and attracted considerable opposition. He is a trained psychologist and served both as senior academic and researcher, then as a university corporate manager. He was previously Vice Chancellor of Brunel University in the UK and of Murdoch University in Western Australia. Steven Schwartz AM ( / ʃ w ɔːr t s/ born 5 November 1946) is an American and Australian academic and, until late 2012, the Vice Chancellor of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. For other people named Stephen Schwartz, see Stephen Schwartz (disambiguation).
