College of Education

Dr. Robert C. Cloud is a Professor of Higher Education and former Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership (EDL) at Baylor University. He holds four academic degrees and is a former community college administrator, having served as President of Lee College in Texas for ten years and as Vice President and Dean in two other Texas colleges. Dr. Cloud’s current research interests include higher education leadership, educational law and policy, current issues, governance, the federal student loan program and student debt, and organizational behavior. His edited books on legal issues and governance in the community colleges are required reading in graduate higher education leadership programs across the nation, and his 1995 booklet titled Drugs in Society was a National Health Information Awards winner.