Robert Bogdan grew up in the Bronx and attended the University of Maine in Orono. After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria (1964-1966) he went to graduate school in sociology. He joined the faculty at Syracuse University in 1971. He has won many awards for his writing and teaching...
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Robert Bogdan grew up in the Bronx and attended the University of Maine in Orono. After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria (1964-1966) he went to graduate school in sociology. He joined the faculty at Syracuse University in 1971. He has won many awards for his writing and teaching including an honorary doctorate degree from Stockholm University. Bogdan is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Social Science and Education at Syracuse University. After teaching for 35 years at Syracuse he retired to rural Vermont where he writes about real photo postcards, photography, disability and research methods.
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