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Michael S Roth

Director · Freud Foundation US

Director at Freud Foundation US. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Others who share this name
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Who this is

Profile

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Reported as Director of Freud Foundation US, based in New York, NY.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Michael S. Roth is the 16th President of Wesleyan University, a position he has held since July 1, 2007.

He earned his BA from Wesleyan in 1978 (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and his PhD in History from Princeton University in 1984. Prior to his presidency, he was the Hartley Burr Alexander Professor of Humanities at Scripps College, President of the California College of the Arts, and Associate Director of the Getty Research Institute.

He is a prolific author and public intellectual on liberal education and democracy.

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Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
President of Wesleyan University (2007–present)
Education
  • Phi Beta Kappa) · BA, Wesleyan University (1978, summa cum laude1978
  • Princeton University · PhD in History1984

Body of work

Publications

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Psycho-Analysis as History: Negation and Freedom in Freud (1987)
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Knowing and History: Appropriations of Hegel in Twentieth Century France (1988)
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The Ironist's Cage: Memory, Trauma and the Construction of History (1995)
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Irresistible Decay: Ruins Reclaimed (1997)
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History, Memory and Trauma: Essays on Living With the Past (2011)
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Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters (2014)
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Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist's Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness (2019)
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The Student: A Short History (2023)

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Affiliations

Organizations

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Freud Foundation US Director · $24K revenue · New York, NYFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Michael S Roth

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Michael S Roth 1 organization · New York, NYThe Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association
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Michael S Roth 1 organization · Middletown, CTWesleyan University

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Serves alongside

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Vice President · FY2024
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Vice President · FY2024
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Vice President · FY2024
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Treasurer · FY2024
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Secretary · FY2024
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President · FY2024
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Director · FY2024
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Director · FY2024
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Director · FY2024
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Director · FY2024
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Director · FY2024
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Chairman · FY2024

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