Education
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in 1963 and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1972. While a graduate student, he visited India as a Fulbright Fellow.
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in 1963 and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1972. While a graduate student, he visited India as a Fulbright Fellow.
He joined the Temple faculty in 1972. Spodek specializes in Indian history, and in particular on the city of Ahmedabad. He is the author of The World"s History, a college textbook that is sometimes also used for high school Advanced Placement history courses and that has gone through four editions.
Spodek is a 1959 graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
As well as his faculty position at Temple, Spodek is the treasurer of the World History Association and a member of the editorial board of History Compass.