Prof. Ron Robin is the 11^th President of the University of Haifa.

Prof. Robin is an expert in American History, with a PhD in American History from the University of California at Berkley (1986). 

Prof. Robin was a faculty member at the University of Haifa for over twenty years, during which he held several official positions, including Dean of Students.  In 2006, Prof. Robin joined prestigious NYU where, amongst other things, he served as the Vice provost and was responsible for establishing two NYU international campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.

Prof. Robin is the author of six books and dozens of articles.  He has published research on the political, cultural and media aspects of the Cold war between the US and the former USSR, and about Politics and Culture in the American academia.