> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # RAND grad moves up to higher education post - URL: https://www.smdp.com/rand-grad-moves-up-to-higher-education-post/ - Published: 2005-03-03T16:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-24T23:30:26.000Z - Author: Guest Author - Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import *By Daily Press staff* Robert Klitgaard, a leading figure in policy research and international studies, was elected president of Claremont Graduate University by the Board of Trustees this week. He will assume the presidency on July 1. Klitgaard comes to Claremont from the Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica, where he has been dean and Ford distinguished professor of International Development and Security since 1997\. He succeeds Steadman Upham, who became president of the University of Tulsa in September 2004. “I’m delighted to join an institution that believes so strongly in academic excellence that makes a difference in our world,” Klitgaard said. “Claremont stands for an intimate education that expands the repertoires of the academic disciplines. This is where higher education is heading, and it’s what the challenges facing our country and our communities require.” Klitgaard has been an advisor to many governments as well as to numerous international agencies and foundations. One of his specialties is government reform, and the Christian Science Monitor called him “the world’s leading expert on corruption.” At RAND, the world’s largest independent “think tank,” Klitgaard heads one of America’s eight original graduate programs in policy studies. The Pardee RAND Graduate School is the foremost producer of Ph.D.s in this field, which applies many academic disciplines to pressing problems of poverty, justice, and security. Under his leadership the school has more than doubled in size and quintupled in endowment. Klitgaard was a professor of economics at Yale’s School of Management and an associate professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where he also served half-time as special assistant to Harvard president Derek Bok. He has also been on the faculty of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and the World Bank Institute. After growing up in California, Klitgaard received his education at Harvard University, earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and the master’s and Ph.D. degrees in public policy. Klitgaard will lead an institution that is the only comprehensive graduate-only university in the United States. It is a member of The Claremont Colleges, a consortium located near Los Angeles that includes Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, Pomona, and Scripps colleges and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences. Learn how to brand your business By Daily Press staff Kim Castle and W. Vito Montone will once again offer their One-day BrandU workshop in Los Angeles on April 9 to show entrepreneurs and small businesses how to achieve big business success no matter their size. The process used by major corporations to create mega-brands has been captured in this one-day event. The One-day BrandU Workshop begins the journey of uncovering your brand from the inside out. Castle and Montone have been assisting businesses and entrepreneurs to communicate company brands and products since 1991\. They have worked on projects such as re-packaging the million-dollar selling Hollywood Celebrity Diet; creating posters, title treatments left behind for several film properties; writing an award-winning Web site for General Motors’ Digital Domain; and growing company images for many businesses. Participants in the workshop will learn: n The four reasons why they’re losing business. n How they can stop competition from killing them. n How to make decisions from the power center of their business. n How to ensure they communicate the uniqueness and value of their businesses. n What makes a great logo and get to actually connect to their own. n The four tools used to create a lasting impression about their business without saying a word. n And much more... Due to the success of the One-day BrandU Workshop and the demand for it in other parts of the US, Castle and Montone are only able to offer it in Los Angeles twice a year, so early enrollment is recommended to guarantee a space. The event will be held at Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Airport, 5985 West Century Blvd. Los Angeles, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fee is $297 plus tax, meals included, reservations required. To register or for more information, go to www.whybrandu.com, call (310) 827-9720, or e-mail to *Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 3, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/030305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)