Joseph Massad
Joseph Massad MA '89 MPhil '94 PhD '98 is a professor in the MEALAC department. He teaches Arab politics and intellectual history.
He was the central figure charged with intimidating Jewish students during the scandal surrounding the documentary Columbia Unbecoming.
Various rumors pertaining to unrelated issues have circulated surrounding his continued denial of tenure.
Conservative David Horowitz named him one of the "101 most dangerous" professors in America.
His book, Desiring Arabs, won the Lionel Trilling Award in 2008.
