William Plater

William Plater joined the Commission in 2007. He is Chancellor's Professor of Public Affairs, Philanthropic Studies, Informatics and English at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), and he directs the Office of International Community Development. From 1987-2006, he was the Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties at IUPUI, where he also served as Dean of the School of Liberal Arts. Before joining IUPUI, he was Associate Director of the School of Humanities and served in other roles at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Plater's written work has addressed civic engagement, faculty development and the changing nature of faculty work, undergraduate education, and American literature. He currently serves as a Trustee of the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning, as a consulting editor for Change Magazine, and as a member of several community and state nonprofit boards in Indiana.