Dr. Jerome Socolof
Professor, Department Chair, Arts Management, Fine and Performing Arts
- jerome.socolof@mcla.edu
- Phone
- (413) 662-5118
- Office
- Bowman Hall 318
Education
M.A., The Ohio State University
PhD, The Ohio State University
Courses Taught
AMGT 235/HONR 201 Fundamentals of Arts & Culture Organizations
AMGT 245 Arts & Culture Marketing
AMGT 255 Financial Management in Arts & Culture
AMGT 340 Performing Arts Management
AMGT 440 Advanced Performing Arts Management
ABout me
Jerome Socolof is an Associate Professor in Arts Management in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. An administrator, researcher, and educator, before joining MCLA Jerome was an Assistant Professor of Arts Administration at University of Houston-Downtown and an Adjunct Instructor of Arts Leadership at the University of Houston. In addition to working in higher education he has worked for Ash Lawn Opera and the Lake George Music Festival, and he also maintains a busy schedule as a grants panelist and consultant. Jerome’s research work focuses on the use of outreach programs as engines of public value by non-profit organizations and arts administration in rural communities. Jerome holds a BM in Music Business from SUNY Potsdam and both an MA in Arts Policy and Administration and a PhD in Art Education with a concentration in Cultural Policy and Administration from The Ohio State University.
Office hours
fall 2025
Monday, Wednesday 1:00-2:30 pm
Book appointment