Peter Dobkin Hall

Who is Peter Dobkin Hall?

Peter Dobkin Hall is an American author and historian. He is Professor of History and Theory in the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College, City University of New York, and Senior Research Fellow at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University.

Hall was born to David Hall, recorded sound archivist, and Bernice Dobkin. He received his B.A. in American Studies at Reed College in 1968 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in American History from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Hall held appointments at Wesleyan, Yale, and Harvard. He was a founding member of Yale's Program on Non-Profit Organizations and served as its director, 1996-1999. In 1993, Hall received the John Grenzebach Award for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Education from the AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. In 2008, he was given the ARNOVA Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research.

Hall edits the Hauser Center blog, Nonprofit News & Comment, a weekly survey of major press coverage of philanthropy, nonprofits, and related topics.