Dr. Newberger has spent over two decades working to improve the care of childhood victims of maltreatment and domestic violence. He has been honored by many organizations for his outstanding contributions in the prevention of child abuse, including the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Greater Boston Committee for UNICEF, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

As a senior associate in medicine at Children's Hospital, Newberger founded in 1970 the interdisciplinary team focusing on child abuse issues. He closed his office at the hospital in recent years to focus on writing and lecturing, but he remains an active member of the hospital and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He also remains a dedicated advocate for children's health and welfare, often quoted in the press and appearing as a commentator on television.

"As a lifelong admirer of Berklee and its distinguished faculty and alumni, I am honored to be able to make a more substantial contribution to its mission," Dr. Newberger said.

In addition to his distinguished work in the field of medicine, Dr. Newberger has been a lifelong music enthusiast and jazz performer. He studied at the Juilliard School of Music. And, as a music theory major at Yale University, he wrote an honors thesis on the development of jazz piano that led to his publication of four articles in the Journal of Jazz Studies and the Annual Review of Jazz Studies.

Dr. Newberger plays piano, but he is best known as a jazz tuba player. He has made over 40 recordings with the New Black Eagle Jazz Band and others. His latest recording, "The Men They Will Become: Jazz Takes on Male Character," was released in 1999 by Stomp Off Records, simultaneous with the publication of his book on fostering male character that bears the same title (Perseus Publications, 1999).

Berklee President Lee Eliot Berk welcomed Newberger to the Berklee community, commenting, "Dr. Newberger brings to Berklee a unique combination of music and professional skills that will be a great asset to our board. He has already been of great assistance in advancing our major in music therapy and in many other ways. We are very pleased that he has chosen to become a trustee of Berklee."

Founded in 1945, Berklee College of Music has been advancing careers in contemporary music for more than 50 years. The world's largest independent college of music, Berklee has a multicultural enrollment of more than 3,400 students, more than 30 percent of whom are international. The college's alumni include some of the most respected figures in contemporary music, including many multi-Grammy award winners.

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