Roxanne Leslie Euben

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Roxanne Leslie Euben is an American political scientist specializing in Islamic political thought. [1] She is Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences, at the University of Pennsylvania. [2] [3]

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Education and career

She graduated from Princeton University in 1995 with a PhD in Politics and Near Eastern Studies. [4] [5] Prior to earning her position at the University of Pennsylvania, she taught at Wellesley College. [6] She was a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow in 2016–2017. [7]

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References

  1. "Roxanne Euben | Penn Arts & Sciences Endowed Professors". web.sas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  2. "Roxanne Euben | Department of Political Science". live-sas-www-polisci.pantheon.sas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. Pennsylvania, University of (2021-09-11). "20 Years Later: Experts Share Their Thoughts on How 9/11 Transformed Their Field, Their Research, and the World". SciTechDaily. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  4. Euben, Roxanne Leslie (1995). Islamic Fundamentalism and the Limits of Modern Rationalism (PhD Thesis thesis). Dissertation.
  5. "Roxanne Euben | Middle East Center". mec.sas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  6. "Roxanne Euben and Joshua Plotkin: Annenberg Professors". almanac.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  7. "Roxanne Euben | Middle East Center". mec.sas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-14.