Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet Appointed the Robert I. Williams Term Professor of History
Kashani-Sabet earned her Ph.D. in history at Yale University. She is the author of Frontier Fictions: Shaping the Iranian Nation, 1804-1946, which discusses Iranian nationalism and analyzes the significance of land and border disputes. Additionally, Kashani-Sabet recently completed another book, Conceiving Citizens: Women and the Politics of Motherhood in Iran, and is in the process of completing her latest work which explores the history of U.S.-Iranian relations. Though busy with her academic pursuits, Kashani has experimented with writing fiction and published her first novel, Martyrdom Street, in 2010.
This chair was established by Paul C. Williams, W’67, parent, in memory of his father. Mr. Williams is currently managing director at Nuveen Investments, LLC, where he leads new product development for Nuveen’s complex of closed-end, exchange-traded funds. Mr. Williams is a Trustee Emeritus of the University, a member of the SAS Board of Overseers, and a former President of Penn Alumni. In 2011 he earned the University’s Alumni Award of Merit.
