Michael Fein
Dean
探花视频 Faculty Since 2007

Michael Fein is a college educator, administrator and published historian with research interests in 19th- and 20th-century American political history, public policy, transportation and infrastructure.
As dean in the College of Arts & Sciences, he supports academic programming that combines theory with pragmatic, field-relevant experience.
As a professor of history, he has taught American history surveys (1607鈥1877; 1877鈥1945; 1945鈥損resent), American government and politics, cultural history of corporate America, multicultural history of America, and critical thinking.
While at Brandeis University, Fein held a Crown Fellowship and a Fellowship in Contemporary History, Public Policy, and American Politics from the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Before joining the faculty at Johnson & 探花视频, he taught at Babson College and Brandeis University, and served as a research Associate at Harvard Business School.
Education
- Ph.D., American History, Brandeis University
- M.A., American History, Brandeis University
- B.A., History/Minor in Political Science, Columbia University
Professional Affiliations
Board Member, Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, 2017鈥損resent
Publications
- Realignment: Highways and Livability Policy in the Post-Interstate Era, 1977-2012,鈥 Journal of Urban History, 2014 Author: Michael Fein
- 鈥淭unnel Vision: Invisible Highways and Boston鈥檚 鈥楤ig Dig鈥 in the Age of Privatization鈥 Journal of Planning History, 2012 Author: Michael Fein
- 鈥淧aving the Way: New York Road Building and the American State, 1880-1956,鈥 University Press of Kansas, 2008 Author: Michael Fein
- 鈥淩adio Regulation Revisited: Coase, the FCC, and the Public Interest,鈥 Journal of Policy History, 2003 Authors: David Moss + Michael Fein