Reflections on an unusual career pathway

Arthur Greenberg’s career is an unusual one by many measures. A “late bloomer,” he entered the academic job market in 1972 with complications due to an ROTC commitment. Starting at a non-research institution, having the good fortune to collaborate with friend and fellow graduate student Joel Liebman, Greenberg moved to progressively higher-level research departments. Not intending to follow an administrative pathway, he became a department chair and subsequently a dean. The pathway was certainly an unconventional one and may offer insights to those starting academic careers.