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Gary Klein

Professor of History, SUNY Westchester Community College

Gary Klein is Professor of History at SUNY Westchester Community College & Co-Chair of the New York City Chapter of the Alumni and Friends of the London School of Economics (LSE).

He has taught courses in 19th and 20th century US history as well as on the American Presidency at SUNY/Westchester Community College since 2001. Gary Klein earned his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.A. and Ph. D. from the London School of Economics, all in history.

Over the course of his service to the College, Dr. Klein has earned numerous teaching honors including the SUNY Chancellor’s Award, NISOD and the WCC Foundation award.

Dr. Klein plays a prominent role in promoting faculty development. He is an active faculty in programs of the Center for Faculty, and founded the Junior Faculty Association program and the “No-Pressure Observation “ program which provides resources for teaching observations of faculty.

Doctoral Dissertation: The American Press and the Rise of Hitler, 1923-33.

Available For: Television News Programs, University Lectures, Keynote Speaking Engagements.

Courses Taught: 19th Century US History; 20th Century US History; History of the American Presidency.

Education
PhD International History, London School of Economics · MA International History, London School of Economics · BA History, University of Pennsylvania
Topics
History · American History · American Presidential History · World War I · Art History

In the Encyclopedia1

Talks & video2

Selected publications20

  1. 2018Wrote and Produced, Lara’s Story (a documentary about the Syrian Civil War) 2018
  2. 2014“Transforming the Workplace Across Generational Lines: How and Why Different Generations Think and Act the Way They Do” HSBC Media Relations Department 2014
  3. 2013“Education and the Arab Spring” Davis Scholars Program 2013
  4. 2012“How to Build Mentorship—a Hands-on Approach” (Co Presented with Prof. Scovotti), Connections Mentoring Breakfast 2012
  5. 2011“Teaching and Learning in the Arab World” Center for Teaching and Scholarship 2011
  6. 2011“An American in Jordan” Fourth Unitarian Society, Mohegan Lake, NY 2011
  7. 2010“The American Press and the Rise of Hitler, 1923-1933” Fourth Unitarian Society 2010
  8. 2008World War II Conference, Keynote Speaker, Brookdale Community College 2008
  9. 2007“Global Migrations” Davis Scholar Program 2007
  10. 2007“The American Presidency”, WCC Faculty Development Week 2007
  11. 2004“Art & Revolutions” Mid-Atlantic World History Association Conference 2004
  12. 2004“The American Presidency”, White Plains Rotary Club 2004
  13. 2003“Voyage of the Saint Louis” (Review) Journalism & Communication Monographs 2003
  14. 2002New York Council for the Humanities (various venues) 2002-06
  15. 2001“When the News Doesn’t Fit: The New York Times and Hitler’s First Two Months in Office” Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly (Volume 78, Number 1), Spring 2001
  16. 2001“Newspapers in American Life”, New York Council for the Humanities Summer 2001 Humanities Teacher Institute, Bard College 2001
  17. 2001American Journalism Historians Association, Northeastern Regional Conference, Columbia University, 2001
  18. 1999“Journalism Ethics”, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 1999
  19. 1998American Journalism Historians Association, National Conference, Louisville, KY 1998
  20. 1998American Journalism Historians Association/Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Northeastern Regional Conference, New York University 1997 & 1998

Positions & affiliations5

  • Professor of History, SUNY Westchester Community College (2001 - Present)
  • Adjunct Professor of History, Sacred Heart University (2000-2001)
  • Coordinator, New York City Chapter of the Alumni and Friends of the London School of Economics (LSE).
  • Professor of History at SUNY Westchester Community College.
  • Co-Chair of the New York City Chapter of the Alumni and Friends of the London School of Economics (LSE).

Honours & awards11

  • Elected to the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society 1987
  • Awarded British Government Overseas Research Scholarship (O.R.S) for Ph.D. 1993
  • Runner-up “Outstanding Dissertation Award”, American Journalism Historians Association 1998
  • Selected to the New York Council for the Humanities, “Speakers in the Humanities” Program 2002-05
  • State University of New York Chancellor’s Award (Teaching) 2006
  • Joseph and Sophia Abeles Endowed Chair for Faculty Development 2006
  • Keynote Speaker, Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony 2006
  • National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Award (Teaching) 2007
  • Susan B. Hoffman Students First Service Award 2015
  • WCC Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching 2015
  • WCC Student Service Award 2015