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Philip S. Khoury is the Ford International Professor of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he has been a member of the faculty since 1981. He served as the Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences from 1991 to 2006 and was the inaugural Kenan Sahin Dean from 2002. Khoury has held various leadership roles at MIT, including Vice Provost from 2006 to 2025, overseeing non-curricular arts programs and international activities. His scholarship focuses on the political and social history of the Middle East, with notable publications including 'Urban Notables and Arab Nationalism' (Cambridge University Press), and 'Syria and the French Mandate' (Princeton University Press), among others. He has received several accolades including the George Louis Beer Prize from the American Historical Association. Khoury was instrumental in establishing the Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar at MIT and has served on various boards, including as Chairman Emeritus of the American University of Beirut. He has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has received fellowships from prestigious institutions such as the Fulbright-Hays Foundation.
MIT History • Cambridge, MA
Ford International Professor and member of various committees, focused on the history of the Middle East.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • Cambridge, MA
Oversaw academic programs and faculty matters.
MIT • Cambridge, MA
Managed MIT’s non-curricular arts programs and initiatives.