A nationally distinguished scholar, he has studied and written about the multicultural societies of South Asia, the cultural bases of politics in Asian societies and socioeconomic bases for the development of democratic regimes. He holds national leadership positions in numerous higher education organizations, including the Association of American Universities, the Kellogg Commission on the future of land grant universities, and the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. Edward J. Ray, a member of Ohio State s economics faculty since 1970, was department chair from 1976 to 1992, when he moved to the Office of Academic Affairs as an associate provost. Currently senior vice provost and chief information officer, he has primary responsibility for budgets and resource issues. He also oversees international programs, resource planning and institutional analysis, libraries, and the university s computer and telephone services.
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