Since 1977, Dr. Kenneth W. Stein has taught Middle Eastern History, Political Science and Israeli Studies at Emory University. In Spring 2006, he was a visiting professor of Political Science at Brown University. Professor Stein is the author of numerous books, scholarly publications, book chapters, and reviews. He writes on the development of modern Israel, American foreign policy towards the Middle East, origins and development of the Arab-Israel conflict, and modern Arab history.
His publications include: History Politics and Diplomacy of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, A Documentary Source Compilation on CD, 350 documents, 1100 pages, Center for Israel Education, 2009; Heroic Diplomacy: Sadat, Kissinger, Carter, Begin and the Quest for Arab-Israeli Peace (Routledge, 1999) (Hebrew and English editions); Making Peace Among Arabs and Israelis: Lessons from Fifty Years of Negotiating Experience, United States Institute for Peace, 1991); and The Land Question in Palestine, 1917-1939, (North Carolina Press: 1984, 1985, and 2003). He is presently completing a short history of modern Israel and is annotating the monthly reports and minutes of the Jewish National Fund from 1922-1949. His most recent article published in May 2011 was, “US-Israeli Relations 1947–2010: The View from Washington, in Alfred Wittstock (Ed.): The World facing Israel – Israel facing the World : Images and Politics, Berlin, 2011, pp. 159-176.
Stein’s honors at Emory University include the highest awards for excellence in undergraduate teaching (1995), recognition for internationalizing the curriculum (2001), and as a lifelong exceptional mentor to students (2009). The Anti-Defamation League and the Israel on Campus Coalition awarded him (2007) the Ross Award for his intellectual integrity in speaking out against the falsehoods in former President Jimmy Carter’s 2006 book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid.
In 1998, he established and remains the Director of the Emory Institute for the Study of Israel. It’s responsible for enhancing the undergraduate setting with visiting scholars in Israel studies and introducing new courses on Israel into the curriculum. In 2007, he established and remains president of an independent 501c3 entity, the Center for Israel Education. Its main objective is to increase an understanding of Israel to learners of all ages through curriculum writing, podcasts, teacher workshops, long distance learning, and use of an interactive and robust website. Over the last decade he has conducted more than two dozen teacher workshops reaching some 1000 Jewish teachers in North America. The CIE writes curriculum for pre-college students.
Dr. Stein received his undergraduate BA degree from Franklin and Marshall College (1968), a Masters in Middle Eastern History (1969) and Near Eastern Literatures and Languages (1971), and a doctorate in modern Middle Eastern History from The University of Michigan (1976). From 1971-1973, he did dissertation research and language study at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
For his full resume and publications, see www.ismi.emory.edu; for curriculum and educational materials on Israel, please visit www.israeled.org, email: [email protected]. or [email protected]
