# Jem Spectar

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thumb|alt=A photo of Spectar posing stylishly in front of a grey background|Spectar photographed in 2017
'''Jem Spectar''' is the [president](/source/Chancellor_(education)) of the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh) at [Johnstown](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh_at_Johnstown) {{as of|2007|1|lc=yes}}. Previously, he had been [provost](/source/Provost_(education))/vice president for academic affairs and [professor](/source/Professors_in_the_United_States) at [Western Oregon University](/source/Western_Oregon_University); associate provost and professor at the [University of Scranton](/source/University_of_Scranton); director of studies and lecturer at [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University); and assistant [dean](/source/Dean_(education)) and associate professor of law at the [University of La Verne College of Law](/source/University_of_La_Verne_College_of_Law). Spectar earned his Bachelor of Arts in international studies at the [University of La Verne](/source/University_of_La_Verne), an MBA from [Frostburg State University](/source/Frostburg_State_University), a Master of Arts from [The George Washington University](/source/The_George_Washington_University), the [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from the [University of Maryland Law School](/source/University_of_Maryland_Law_School), and the Master of Arts in politics and the Doctor of Philosophy in political science from the [Claremont Graduate University](/source/Claremont_Graduate_University).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.provost.pitt.edu/memo/03-20-2007b.html |title=Memorandum |website=University of Pittsburgh |accessdate=April 25, 2022 |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108223225/https://www.provost.pitt.edu/memo/03-20-2007b.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He was born in [Cameroon](/source/Cameroon) and immigrated to the United States after college.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upj.pitt.edu/en/about-us/presidents-office/meet-president-spectar/ |title=Office of the President |website=University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown |accessdate=January 3, 2015 |archive-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103210711/http://www.upj.pitt.edu/en/about-us/presidents-office/meet-president-spectar/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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