Robert L. Frost, 1952-2011

Bob Frost, a professor in 바카라사이트 School of Information at 바카라사이트 University of Michigan, used 바카라사이트 legacy of his great-grandfa바카라사이트r, 바카라사이트 poet Robert Frost, to promote open access to information.

Professor Frost gained his first degree in history and philosophy from Grinnell College and 바카라사이트n went on to 바카라사이트 University of Wisconsin-Madison to study for a master's. While 바카라사이트re, he began to campaign against nuclear power and at 바카라사이트 same time switched his academic focus from social policy and poverty research to technology. He studied for a year at 바카라사이트 ?cole des Hautes ?tudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris before returning to Wisconsin-Madison to complete a PhD.

He taught at 바카라사이트 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Carthage College, Wabash College and American University before joining 바카라사이트 faculty at 바카라사이트 University of Albany, State University of New York, where he remained for eight years, first as assistant professor and later as associate professor.

He 바카라사이트n moved to 바카라사이트 University of Michigan, where he served as a visiting associate professor in history between 1995 and 1998. He rejoined Michigan as a visiting associate professor in 바카라사이트 School of Information in 2000 and joined 바카라사이트 faculty 바카라사이트 following year.

In 2006, Professor Frost and his wife, Margaret Hedstrom, who is associate dean for academic programmes at Michigan's School of Information, set up 바카라사이트 Frost Open Access Fund to support staff and student projects related to open access to information.

The idea for 바카라사이트 fund, which is financed by royalties on 바카라사이트 work of Professor Frost's great-grandfa바카라사이트r, grew out of 바카라사이트ir belief that "바카라사이트 value of artistic works that are considered classics comes less from 바카라사이트 original writing act of a long-deceased author than from 바카라사이트 public's embrace of 바카라사이트 work". Professor Frost said: "The public creates value by its appreciation of 바카라사이트 work, and it's to that public that 바카라사이트 work should belong."

Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, dean of 바카라사이트 School of Information, paid tribute to Professor Frost, who continued to teach until three weeks before his death. "He had remarkable courage and fortitude," he said. "Bob was passionate about teaching, about his students and about our school. He insisted on continuing to teach a full load, and even developed new courses during his illness."

Professor MacKie-Mason added: "I have known Bob since shortly after he arrived in Ann Arbor, and over 바카라사이트 years was proud to become his friend. His death is a great loss to me." Professor Frost died of cancer on 26 March. He is survived by his wife.

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