Robert S. Wolff

Dr. Wolff earned a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in history from the Honors Program of Swarthmore College. He later received an M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. He joined the faculty at Central in 1997 as an assistant professor in the Department of History and was subsequently promoted to associate professor and professor. He has served as chair of the Department of History, acting chair of the Department of Theatre, and in numerous faculty leadership roles. Dr. Wolff studies the confluence of history, memory, and the legacies of African enslavement in the Americas.