Professor Sherman joined the History Department at John Jay College in 1970. He was Visiting Professor at the University of Paris in 1978-1979 and again in 1985. His publications include: A Short History of Western Civilization (co-author), World Civilizations: Sources, Images, and Interpretations (co-author), and Western Civilization: Sources, Images, and Interpretations. Dennis Sherman is also co-author of The West in the World: A Mid-Length Narrative History. He is currently teaching in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program (formerly known as Thematic Studies).