He also has managed programs for the United States Information Agency in Slovenia, Mexico, Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
Huddleston specializes in public administration, a field in which he has published widely, focusing on the senior federal career service and a variety of international issues.
Before going to Ohio Wesleyan, Huddleston served in the faculty of the University of Delaware for 24 years, ultimately as the dean of the college of arts and sciences.
He gained international development experience in Bosnia as an advisor on rebuilding financial and administrative infrastructures following the Dayton Accords.
[7][8] It was announced in the spring of 2018 that James W. Dean Jr. would succeed Huddleston as President, having previously served as executive vice chancellor and provost at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he is also a professor of organizational behavior.