Philip S. Khoury

Philip S. Khoury is the Ford International Professor of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and serves as Vice Provost. He joined the MIT History Faculty in 1981 and held leadership roles, including Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) from 1991 to 2006 and inaugural Kenan Sahin Dean of SHASS in 2002.

• B.A., Trinity College (1971)
• Ph.D., Harvard University (1980)

Professor Khoury is a political and social historian of the Middle East, with expertise in urban studies and post-war reconstruction. His research spans Arab nationalism, state formation, and the intersections of MIT's schools in international education and science communication.

Scientific Awards & Fellowships:

• George Louis Beer Prize (American Historical Association)
• Fulbright-Hays Foundation Fellowship
• Social Science Research Council Fellowship
• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship
• Aspen Institute Fellowship
• Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

As Vice Provost, he oversees non-curricular arts programs like the MIT Museum and List Visual Arts Center. He also established the Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar at MIT and chairs the Board of Trustees of the American University of Beirut.