Community of Scholars Profile

Sewell, William

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Data from Institute records

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Visits to IAS

TypeAffiliationStart DateEnd Date
[M]SocSci9/1/19716/30/1972
[M]SocSci9/1/19756/30/1980
[M]SocSci9/1/20026/30/2003

Field of Study while at IAS: Social History
Home institution while at IAS: University of Chicago
Position: Frank P Hixon Distinguished Service Professor
Start year: 1990
Department: Political Science and History
Institution: University of Chicago
Current Field of Study: History, social theory

Past and Other Appointments

AppointmentOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
Professor of History and SociologyUniversity of Michigan19851990
Associate Professor to Professor of HistoryUniversity of Arizona19801985
Instructor to Assistant Professor of HistoryUniversity of Chicago19681975

Degrees

DegreeYearInstitution
Ph.D.1971Univ of Calif, Berkeley
M.A.1963Univ of Calif, Berkeley
B.A.1962University of Wisconsin

Honors

DescriptionYear
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences2004
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship1990-91
NSF Res Grant1972-1975