Alison R. Bernstein

Professor of History
Ph.D. , Columbia
BA, Vassar College

Director, Institute for Women's Leadership

162 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8555
Phone: 732/932-8444
Fax: 732/932-4739

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http://iwl.rutgers.edu/about_staff.html

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interests include 20th century U.S. political, social and cultural history with a special focus on American Indians and women's and gender history. I also work on comparative history between the U.S. and South Africa.  I am currently writing on the history of American philanthropy and completing a book on philanthropy's impact on higher education in the 19th and 20th centuries.

COURSES REGULARLY TAUGHT

Native American Women
History of American Philanthropy

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• " Metrics Mania: The Growing Corporatization of U.S. Philanthropy," Thought and Action: The NEA Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 27, Fall 2011.
• Melting Pots and Rainbow Nations: Conversations about Difference in the United States and South Africa (University of Illinois, 2002)
• American Indians and World War II: Toward a New Era in Indian Affairs  (University of Oklahoma, 1999)

SELECTED AWARDS

• National Council for Research on Women, "Women Making a Difference" Award, 2007
• William and Camille Cosby Endowed Visiting Professor, Spelman College,  2010-2011
• Honorary Doctorates from Chatham College, the College of Staten Island (CUNY), Bridgewater State University,  Salem College
• Danforth Fellowship for Graduate Study

RECENT BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

• Bates College, Vice Chair - 2007 to present
• Samuel Rubin Foundation-  2008 to present
• Smithsonian Museum of American History, Washington DC --  1998-2005