Paul Schmitz

Academic Division: History & SocietyPaul Schmitz received his Ph.D. in American and New England Studies from Boston University in 2006. He has been a member of the History and Society Division at Babson College since the fall of 2006 and has taught courses on the Modern American City, the History and Culture of American Business, and Immigration and Race. His research focuses on issues of ethnic identity within the Italian and immigrant communities of New York City. Prof. Schmitz also teaches in the Babson Undergraduate Semester in San Francisco Program and serves as the BUS-SF Program''s faculty director.

Academic Degrees

• Ph D, Boston University
• BA, University of California at Davis

Academic Interests

American Culture and the Arts; American Business History; Immigration; Modern American History; Urban Studies

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Awards & Honors

2002 - Rallis Memorial Award, Boston University Humanities Foundation

2001 - Earhart Fellowship, Institute for the Study of Economic Culture, Boston University

2000 - Museum Fellowship, American Decorative Arts Department, Peabody-Essex Museum