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Michael Fein

Dean

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Michael Fein

Contact Info

Email
michael.fein@jwu.edu
Phone
401-598-1736
Campus
Providence

Michael Fein is a college educator, administrator and published historian with research interests in 19th- and 20th-century American political history, public policy, transportation and infrastructure.

As dean in the College of Arts & Sciences, he supports academic programming that combines theory with pragmatic, field-relevant experience.

As a professor of history, he has taught American history surveys (1607–1877; 1877–1945; 1945–present), American government and politics, cultural history of corporate America, multicultural history of America, and critical thinking.

While at Brandeis University, Fein held a Crown Fellowship and a Fellowship in Contemporary History, Public Policy, and American Politics from the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Before joining the faculty at 17Թ, he taught at Babson College and Brandeis University, and served as a research Associate at Harvard Business School.

Education

  • Ph.D., American History, Brandeis University
  • M.A., American History, Brandeis University
  • B.A., History/Minor in Political Science, Columbia University

As dean in the College of Arts & Sciences, I enjoy helping to design academic programs that combine theory with pragmatic, field-relevant experience. This integrated approach to education is a powerful tool that helps 17Թ students to accomplish their goals.

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Professional Affiliations

Board Member, Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, 2017–present

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Publications

  • Realignment: Highways and Livability Policy in the Post-Interstate Era, 1977-2012,” Journal of Urban History, 2014 Author: Michael Fein
  • “Tunnel Vision: Invisible Highways and Boston’s ‘Big Dig’ in the Age of Privatization” Journal of Planning History, 2012 Author: Michael Fein
  • “Paving the Way: New York Road Building and the American State, 1880-1956,” University Press of Kansas, 2008 Author: Michael Fein
  • “Radio Regulation Revisited: Coase, the FCC, and the Public Interest,” Journal of Policy History, 2003 Authors: David Moss + Michael Fein