Abraham S. Fischler is President Emeritus and University Professor at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He served as President of Nova University from July 1970 to July 1992. He just completed his last year as a member of the School Board of Broward County. 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. He subsequently became Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University.

Dr. Fischler has been a consultant to the Ford Foundation, to various State Departments of Education, and to school districts in a number of states. He 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.