Faculty Columbia : John Coatsworth (Professor)

John Coatsworth, professor (joint with SIPA), received his B.A. from Wesleyan (1963) and his M.A. (1967) and Ph.D. (1972) from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He taught at Chicago and Harvard before coming in 2007 to Columbia, where he now serves as Acting Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs. His recent publications include: Cambridge Economic History of Latin America (co-ed., 2 vols., 2006); The United States and Central America: The Clients and the Colossus (1994); Latin America and the World Economy Since 1800 (co-ed., 1998); and Culturas Encontradas: Cuba y los Estados Unidos (co-ed., 2001). Professor Coatsworth is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Board of Directors of the Tinker Foundation, and numerous professional associations. He is a former president of the American Historical Association. In 2005, he was elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.