Ron Robin
Ron Robin | |
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רון רובין | |
Born | Ron Theodore Robin April 23, 1951 Tel Aviv, Israel |
Nationality | Israeli |
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Known for | 11th President of the University of Haifa |
Ron Theodore Robin (רון רובין; born April 23, 1951) is an Israeli scholar whose research focuses on the interface between culture and foreign policy in the United States. He is a senior faculty member at the University of Haifa, as well as a professor emeritus at New York University (NYU).[1] Currently Robin serves as the 11th president of the University of Haifa.[2]
Career
Robin was born in 1951 in
In 1978, he was awarded a BA in romance languages and general history from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1986 he was granted a PhD in modern US history from the University of California, Berkeley. His thesis was entitled: "Signs of Change: urban iconographies in San Francisco, 1880-1915". In 1986, Robin returned to Israel and was admitted as a faculty member at the University of Haifa. Robin served as professor in the Department of Communications and the Department of General History [3] and in 2000 was appointed dean of students, a position he held for five years.
In 2006, Robin moved to
In 2008, Robin was appointed senior vice provost, New York University, and was responsible for the establishment of the two NYU international campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.[5] Robin's main role was to recruit faculty members for the new campuses.
In 2016 Robin was elected as the 11th president of the
During 2017, Robin accompanied Benjamin Netanyahu on a mission to China, where he signed an agreement, on behalf of the University, with the CASIA institution of Automation, for the establishment of a research center in the field of artificial intelligence.[8]
Academic expertise
In contrast to the mainstream of modern American historians, who separate cultural history from diplomatic history, Robin's work combines the two currents, claiming that it is impossible to understand the foreign relations of the United States without understanding domestic cultural shifts. In his research, Robin describes US foreign policy[9] in the 21st century as being "captive of the past", prisoners of an illusory perception, that the United States is under the same threats that cofounded the twentieth century. He describes the second Gulf War in 2003 as stemming from the perception of senior US officials that "another Pearl Harbor has to be avoided" - even though the cases of Iraq and Pearl Harbor are not at all similar.
In his latest book, The Cold World They Made, published by
Personal life
Robin is married to Levia (Livi) Wolf, and the couple has four children.
References
- ^ "Professor of Media, Culture and Communication/Professor of History". steinhardt.nyu.
- ^ "Prof. Ron Robin Has Assumed His Position as President of the University of Haifa". The University of Haifa.
- ^ "Prof. Ron Robin". Haifa Department of General History.
- ^ "Professor of Media, Culture and Communication/Professor of History". NYU Steinhardt.
- ^ "CARMEL LTD - BOARD OF DIRECTORS". Carmel - University of Haifa, Economic Corporation Ltd.
- ^ LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI. "HAIFA UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT AIMS TO MAKE IT THE NORTH'S 'MULTI-CAMPUS INSTITUTION'". Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Rambam's Health Discovery Tower is Underway". Rambam Health Care Campus.
- ^ "אונ' חיפה והאקדמיה הסינית יקימו מכון לבינה מלאכותית ב-10 מיליון דולר". TheMarker. Ora Koren.
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- ^ "The Cold World They Made". Harvard University Press.