Michael B. Stoff

Quick Facts on Michael B. Stoff

Born in 1947 in the Bronx in New York City; is the son of shop owners
Graduates high school in 1965 in Long Island in New York City
Earns bachelor’s from Rutgers University in 1969; is the first in his family to attend college; develops love for the world of higher education
Fascinated with the “surprising twists and turns” of history, decides to make it his career; as the grandson of European immigrants, chooses American history as “a way of finding new roots”
Earns doctorate from Yale University in 1977; teaches there for two years after graduation
Joins the UT Austin faculty in 1979
Since 1998 has been involved with the Normandy Scholars program in which students study World War II in class and in Europe
Has taught at Yale and summer institutes sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities at Bard and Vassar Colleges
Publications include “Oil, War, and American Security: The Search for a National Policy on Foreign Oil, 1941-1947,” “The Manhattan Project: A Documentary Introduction to the Atomic Age,” “Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic,” and “American Journey: The Quest for Liberty”; current book project addresses the atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Begins serving as interim Plan II director in 2006
In 2008 is named a distinguished lecturer by the Organization of American Historians
In June 2008 is named director of Plan II, which he describes as “one of the premier honors programs in the country”