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Visiting Scholar to Speak
Dr. Dalmar D. Hoskins, the first Visiting Scholar of
2003, gave a presentation on the future of social security on
Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at Columbia University's Faculty
House. View
video.
Dr. Hoskins has served as Secretary General of the International
Social Security Association (ISSA) since his election to the
post in May 1990. Headquartered in Switzerland, the ISSA brings
together the government departments, public and private institutions
responsible for administering statutory social security programs
throughout the world. It serves as a clearinghouse for information
on all aspects of social security and assists member organizations
in their efforts to improve their administrative and policy-making
capacities.
Dr. Hoskins received his master's and Ph.D. in political
science from the University of Michigan, with additional studies
at the University of Tokyo and the Sorbonne. Before assuming
the post of Secretary General at the ISSA he occupied a series
of posts in the US Government, including Director of the Office
of Policy Development at the Social Security Administration;
Director of the Office of Public Trustees of Social Security
and Medicare; Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary
for Legislation in the Department of Health and Human Services;
Fellow of the Employees Benefits Research Institute; and Director
of the Office of International Policy at the Social Security
Administration.
Dr. Hoskins is a frequent speaker at international conferences
on social security reform, labor market trends, gender issues
and the demographic aging of the population in industrialized
and developing countries. He has served as a board member
and advisor for the International Council on Social Welfare,
Rehabilitation International, the UN International Institute
on Aging, and the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Social
Law.
Read more about
the Visiting Scholars Program.
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