Abraham S. Fischler

Abraham Fischler is President Emeritus and Professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He served as President of Nova University from 1970 to 1992. Prior to coming to Nova in 1966, Dr. Fischler was Professor of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. He began his career in education as a science teacher and earned his Ed.D. degree at Columbia University. Subsequently, he became Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University. After his retirement as President, he served on the Broward County School Board from 1994 to 1998.

Dr. Fischler has authored many articles and publications dealing with science education and advanced teaching methods. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of numerous other educational and scientific organizations. He is also very active in the community, serving on many local, county, and state boards and committees.

Dr. Fischler currently chairs the Board of Governors of the Mailman Segal Institute at Nova Southeastern University.