Bard Faculty
Joel Perlmann
Levy Institute Research Professor; Senior Scholar, Levy Economics Institute
Academic Program Affiliation(s): Historical Studies, Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Social Policy, Sociology
Biography:
Research grants from NIMH, NEH, NSF, NIE, Spencer and Russell Sage Foundations, Princeton Institute for Advanced Study. Author of
Ethnic Differences: Schooling and Social Structure among the Irish, Italians, Jews, and Blacks in an American City, 1880–1935 (winner of the Willard Waller Award, American Sociological Association);
Woman’s Work?: American Schoolteachers, 1650–1920 (with Robert Margo);
Italians Then, Mexicans Now: Immigrant Origins and Second-Generation Progress, 1890–2000. Coeditor,
Immigrants, Schooling, and Social Mobility: Does Culture Make a Difference? and
The New Race Question: How the Census Counts Multiracial Individuals. Papers in numerous journals, including
Journal of American History, William and Mary Quarterly, The Annals, Historical Methods, International Migration Review, The Public Interest. At Bard since 1994.
Contact:
Phone: 845-758-7726
E-mail: perlmann@bard.edu
