Larry Roper

Larry Roper is a professor emeritus in the School of Language, Culture, and Society and coordinator of both the college student services administration program and the social justice minor at Oregon State University. Previously he served as vice provost for student affairs, and before that as director of housing, associate dean of students, coordinator of multicultural affairs, and vice president for student affairs/dean of students. Roper is a commissioner with the state of Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission and past chair of the NASPA Faculty Fellows. He served as editor of the NASPA Journal and commissioner with the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Roper has authored over 50 publications in the form of book chapters, journal articles, magazine articles, book reviews and monographs. He has degrees from Heidelberg University (Germany), Bowling Green State University (OH), and the University of Maryland.