Kenneth T. Jackson

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Kenneth T. Jackson
AwardsBancroft Prize (1986), Great Teacher Award (1999)[1]
Academic background
Education
Academic work
DisciplineUrban history
Institutions
Notable studentsJanice Min
Rohit Aggarwala
Jonathan Lemire
Suzy Shuster
Notable worksCrabgrass Frontier
The Encyclopedia of New York City

Kenneth Terry Jackson (born 1939) is a

social sciences at Columbia University. A frequent television guest, he is best known as an urban historian and a preeminent authority on the history of New York City, where he lives on the Upper West Side
.

Biography

Jackson was born in

tenure
by 1970.

Jackson's achievements as an author include

American suburbanization.[2] The Encyclopedia of New York City is a massive collection of entries and articles that encompass much of modern-day New York and the city's history. He earned a Bancroft Prize in 1986 for Crabgrass Frontier.[3]

Jackson has earned numerous distinctions as a professor at

Promenade in Brooklyn. The all-night biking trip occurred most years from 1974 to 2014,[4] and received coverage from media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal.[5]

Jackson also served as president of the Urban History Association, the Society of American Historians, the Organization of American Historians, and the New-York Historical Society.

In 2011, he received an honorary doctorate from Wagner College in Staten Island.[6]

Jackson was a prominent on camera presence in the 1999 film,

PBS. Among his notable students are Janice Min, Rohit Aggarwala, Jonathan Lemire, and Suzy Shuster.[7][8][9][10]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ "Master Recipient List".
  2. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  3. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  4. ^ "An All-Night Bike Ride Through New York City's History". Columbia News. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ISSN 0099-9660
    . Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  6. ^ "Lessons in Leadership". Wagner Magazine. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  7. ^ "Rohit Aggarwala '93 Works To Implement PlaNYC". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  8. ^ "Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  9. ^ "A New York State of Mind". Core to Commencement. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  10. ^ "Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

External links

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