Lawrence S. Wittner

Lawrence S. Wittner is an American historian who has written primarily on peace movements, nuclear disarmament, foreign policy, and economic equality. He attended Columbia College (B.A., 1962), the University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1963), and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1967). Subsequently, he taught at Hampton Institute, at Vassar College, and -- under the Fulbright program -- at Japanese universities. In 1974, he began teaching at the State University of New York/Albany, where he rose to the rank of Professor of History before his retirement in 2010. He is the author of eight scholarly books, the editor or co-editor of another four, the writer of a novel, and the author of approximately 400 published articles and book reviews. Currently, he serves on the executive committee of the Albany County Central Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO) and as a board member of the Citizens for Global Solutions Education Fund. For more information, visit: www.lawrenceswittner.com.