Philip Yale Nicholson

Background

Philip Yale Nicholson was born on May 3, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, to Samuel Nicholson, a business owner, and Gertrude (Rosenstein) Nicholson.

Education

In 1962, Nicholson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Temple University. Later, in 1964, he obtained a Master of Arts degree in History from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1971, he got a Doctor of Philosophy degree in History from the University of New Mexico.

Career

From 1962 to 1963, Philip Yale Nicholson was a teacher of Social Studies at a high school in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and, in 1963-1964, held the same post in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From 1964 to 1965, Philip was an instructor in History at West Chester State College (present-day West Chester University). In 1967, he was made a Professor of History at Nassau Community College.

From 1973 to 1975, Nicholson was a presenter of a weekly news analysis program at WHPC-FM Radio. In 1979, he was an Adjunct Professor at Adelphi University. Beginning from 1984, Nicholson acted as an Adjunct Professor at Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

It's also worth noting, that Professor Nicholson excelled not only in teaching, but also in service and scholarship. During his long and outstanding career at Nassau Community College, he was a faculty member and chairperson of the Department of History, Political Science and Geography. He also served for many years as President and Chief Negotiator of the Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers (NCCFT) and in other leadership positions at the college.

Besides, Nicholson authored numerous scholarly articles and reviews and published two significant monographs, Who Do We Think We Are?: Race and Nation in the Modern World (1999) and Labor's Story in the United States (2004), which has achieved international recognition and was published in a German-language edition.

Currently, Nicholson is a Professor Emeritus of History.

Achievements

• Philip Yale Nicholson is a notable historian and educator. He was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Professorship in 2009. Nicholson also received many other professional awards and grants from such organizations, as the American Historical Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  
  Nicholson is the author of two significant monographs, Who Do We Think We Are?: Race and Nation in the Modern World (1999) and Labor's Story in the United States (2004).
  
  Philip is also known as a contributor to books, including Suburbia Re-examined, edited by Barbara Kelly. He is also a contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including American Neptune, New York Times, Newsday and Vermont History.

Works

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  • Labor's Story in the United States

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    2004
  • Who Do We Think We Are?: Race and Nation in the Modern World

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    1999

Membership

Nicholson was a member of the American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, Long Island Industrial Relations Research Association.

Connections

On June 16, 1963, Nicholson married Linda Beifeld. They have three children - Andrew and Jennifer Nicholson Grigsby (twins), and Peter.

Father:

Samuel Nicholson

Mother:

Gertrude (Rosenstein) Nicholson

Wife:

Linda Beifeld

Son:

Andrew Nicholson

Daughter:

Jennifer Nicholson Grigsby

Son:

Peter Nicholson

References

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