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Author, historian Ferguson to join Harvard University faculty
Cambridge, Aug 05: Author and historian Niall Ferguson will join the history faculty of Harvard University next year, the school announced.
Cambridge, Aug 05: Author and historian Niall Ferguson will join the history faculty of Harvard University next year, the school announced.
Currently at New York University, Ferguson will begin work at Harvard next July and will begin teaching in the spring 2005 term. He also has taught at Oxford University. His field of study is economic history. A native of Scotland, Ferguson is the author of six books, including "Empire," a defense of British global power. He has contributed to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and has been a frequent political commentator on British television and radio.
Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers called Ferguson "an extraordinarily productive and provocative scholar" whose books "speak powerfully to contemporary concerns."
Ferguson, 39, was traveling and could not be reached for comment, according to a NYU spokeswoman. Bureau Report
Currently at New York University, Ferguson will begin work at Harvard next July and will begin teaching in the spring 2005 term. He also has taught at Oxford University. His field of study is economic history. A native of Scotland, Ferguson is the author of six books, including "Empire," a defense of British global power. He has contributed to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and has been a frequent political commentator on British television and radio.
Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers called Ferguson "an extraordinarily productive and provocative scholar" whose books "speak powerfully to contemporary concerns."
Ferguson, 39, was traveling and could not be reached for comment, according to a NYU spokeswoman. Bureau Report