UA Professor of Management Visits Taiwan as Part of State Department’s Fulbright Program

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Trevor Bain, professor emeritus of management at the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration at The University of Alabama, has just completed a three-week assignment in Taiwan as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Senior Specialist Program.

“I had a great time,” Bain said. “I taught a graduate class and the students were phenomenal. It was a wonderful experience.”

Bain was assigned to the Institute for Labour Research, National Chengchi University, in Taiwan. “I also delivered a lecture at the Ministry of Labour to its staff and employer and union representatives,” he said. Bain also visited National Dong Hwa University, where Dr. David Chang, a former UA faculty member, is now dean of the business school.

Bain is a specialist in labor economics, industrial relations, arbitration and international business. He received his bachelor’s degree from The City College of New York, his master’s from Cornell University and his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley. He has served on the editorial boards of numerous academic journals, and his publications total more than 75 in professional journals. He has received research grants from the Ford Foundation, the Department of Labor and the National Science Foundation.

Bain joined the C&BA faculty in 1974 and was named professor emeritus in 1999. He remains active and continues to teach graduate courses.

The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program offers grants to leading U.S. academics and professionals to support curricular and faculty development and institutional planning at academic institutions in 140 countries. Bain received a five-year appointment to the program.

The Fulbright Scholar program is sponsored by the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and managed by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars.

Those who receive the grants undertake activities that range from conducting teacher training and development and assessing curricula or educational materials to leading seminars or workshops of conducting needs assessments.

The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration, which was founded in 1919, began offering graduate education in 1923. The undergraduate business school is 45th nationally in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings.