Bernard F. Lentz, Ph.D.
Professor/Vice Provost for Institutional Research Emeritus

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Program(s) Association(s):

• M.S., Higher Education
• Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Learning Technologies
• Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Management

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics, Yale University (1976)
• M. Phil. in Economics, Yale University (1972)
• M.A. in Economics, Yale University (1972)
• B.A. in Economics, Oberlin College (1970)

Areas of Expertise:

• Institutional research in higher education
• Educational and labor market impacts of work-integrated learning
• Economics of higher education
• Racial and gender equity among faculty in higher education and the learned professions
• Intergenerational human capital transfers

Professional Experience:

Administrative Experience:

• Drexel University, Goodwin College of Professional Studies (2011-present)
  Professor, Higher Education
• Drexel University (2009-11)
  Vice Provost for Institutional Research
• Drexel University (2006-09)
  Executive Director for Institutional Research
• University of Pennsylvania (1997-2006)
  Director of Institutional Research and Analysis
• Ursinus College (1992-96)
  Director of Institutional Research (part-time)
• Ursinus College (1985-89, 1996)
  Chairperson, Department of Economics and Business Administration
• Ursinus College (1989-96)
  Professor, Economics (tenured)
• Ursinus College (1982-89)
  Associate Professor, Economics and Business (tenured)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University/Virginia Tech (1979-80)
  Assistant Department Head, Department of Economics
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University/Virginia Tech (1977-82)
  Assistant Professor, Economics
• State University of New York at Albany (1977)
  Assistant Professor, Economics
• State University of New York at Albany (1973-76)
  Lecturer, Economics

Research Interests:

• Institutional research in higher education
• Educational and labor market impacts of work-integrated learning
• Economics of higher education
• Racial and gender equity among faculty in higher education and the learned professions

Selected Works:

Articles:

• “Estimates of the Impacts of the Varieties of Work-Integrated Learning: Evidence from Ten Years of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Survey,” Conference Proceeding, World Association for Cooperative Education, June 2011(with Grant M. Holland and Mikhail Alloy)
• “The Impact of Intercollegiate Athletics on Employment in the Restaurant and Accommodations Industries,” Journal of Sports Economics, Vol. 10, No.4 (August, 2009) (with David N. Laband)
• “Do Costs Differ Between For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Producers of Higher Education?” Research in Higher Education, Vol. 45, No. 4.(June, 2004), p429-441, (with David N. Laband)

Books:

• Sex Discrimination in the Legal Profession (West Port, CT: Quorum Books, 1995)(with David N. Laband).
• The Roots of Success: Why Children Follow in Their Parents' Career Footsteps (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1985). (with David N. Laband). Chapter 4 reprinted in Psychology Today, August, 1985, pp. 36-43. Chapter 3 reprinted in Robert S. Albert, ed., Genius: Social Psychology of Exceptional Achievement (New York: Pergamon Press, 1992).
• State Government Productivity: The Environment for Improvement (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1976), (with Edgar O. Crane and Jay M. Shafritz)

Chapters:

• "Favorite Sons: Intergenerational Wealth Transfers Among Politicians", Economic Inquiry, Vol. 23, No. 3(July, 1985), pp. 395-415. (with David N. Laband). Reprinted in Donn M. Kurtz, The American Political Family(Lanham: University Press of America, 1993).
• "Family Traditions in Professional Baseball: An Economic Interpretation" in Brian Goff and Robert D. Tollison, ed., Sportometrics (College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1990), pp. 265-275.(with David N. Laband)

Presentations:

• “Estimates of the Impacts of the Varieties of Work-Integrated Learning: Evidence from Ten Years of the Baccalaureate and Beyond Survey”, World Association for Cooperative Education (Philadelphia, PA), June 15, 2011
• “Impacts of Co-operative Education on College Graduation and Graduates’ Earnings”, National Commission for Co-operative Education, November 14, 2008 (executive summary available)