Mount St. Mary’s University is pleased to announce the appointment of Bud Burkhard to the position Director of Academic Services for Continuing Studies, effective July 17. In this position, he will oversee all necessary arrangement for the division’s courses, scheduling and administration of faculty needs and support.

Burkhard will serve as liaison with the university’s academic program and department chairs concerning schedules, needs and new opportunities. He will also act as liaison to the Mount’s Hagerstown and Westminster sites and work with the Dean for Continuing Studies to hire, train and assess the division’s faculty.

“Bud Burkhard brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Mount,” says Dr. M. Linda Martinak, Dean for Continuing Studies. “He is not only an accomplished teacher and administrator, but also a professional in every sense.  Bud’s presence will help us to move forward with our educational programs in the Frederick community and will enable us to provide enhanced services to our students.  The staff of the Frederick campus and I are looking forward to welcoming Bud to our team.”

Burkhard has an extensive background in adult and continuing education both as an instructor and as an administrator. He most recently served as the Academic Director for History at the University of Maryland University College and as Professor of history at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

He holds a PhD. in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in Madison, WI, and received his MA in history from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, as well as his undergraduate degree in history.

Burkhard has also served as editor of the online discussion group H-Women, as an editorial board member of the Journal of International Women’s Studies and as a member of the American Association for History and Computing, serving as president from 2003-04.  Previous teaching positions include the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, George Mason University, Howard University, Georgetown University and American University.

He makes frequent scholarly presentations, works as reviewer for Choice, and is a member of Phi Alpha Theta. He has also published the following monograph: French Marxism Between the Wars: Henri Lefebvre and the ‘Philosophies’ Circle.

 Burkhard lives in Carroll County.