Ronald M. Berkman (born April 17, 1947)[1][2] was the president of Cleveland State University (CSU), a position he assumed July 1, 2009.
Berkman was Provost and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Florida International University in Miami, where he was in the C-suite from 1997 through 2007.
At Cleveland State University, our foremost priority is maintaining a welcoming environment that provides opportunities for learning, expression and discourse.
CSU remains fully committed to a campus community that respects all individuals, regardless of age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation and other historical bases for discrimination.
We will continue to protect free speech to ensure all voices may be heard and to promote a civil discourse where educational growth is the desired result.
[2] At the time of his appointment to be president of CSU, his wife was a recruiter for the University of New Mexico, but operating primarily in Florida.