After joining North Carolina Central University (NCCU) as a faculty member in the Department of Political Science in January 1995, from the Fall of 1996 Rolin Mainuddin was placed in a tenure-track position. Subsequently, in 2003, he received his tenure and promotion to associate professor. His research interest is in international security and religion and politics, with attention to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and political Islam.
Mainuddin received his doctorate in political science in October 1992 from the University of Kansas, Lawrence. His first teaching experience began in Kansas in the Fall of 1985 as a teaching assistant. Originally from Bangladesh, his first educational experience in the United States was at Ohio University, Athens. There, he completed two master's degrees: political science (1986) and international affairs (1984), with a concentration in international administration for the latter. Earlier, he completed master's (1982) and bachelor's (1981) in international relations from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before returning to Bangladesh for college, he had completed high school education (O'-levels and A'-levels) at Queen's College, Nassau, the Bahamas, in the mid-1970s.
In addition to the privilege of being elected president of the North Carolina Political Science Association (2002-2003) and the Association of Third World Studies (ATWS, 1998-1999), Mainuddin is a recipient of NCCU Excellence in Teaching Award (1999) and ATWS Presidential Award (1995). Furthermore, he had the honor to participate in the Fulbright-Hays Program in Israel and Jordan (Summer 2001). Having served as associate editor for Middle East for the Journal of Third World Studies (2003-2006), a faculty development grant from NCCU gave Mainuddin an enriching experience in Yemen (Summer 2006).
1801 Fayetteville St. Durham NC 27707 | 919.530.6100 | Directory | Customer Service | Policies | Site Notes | 
| © NCCU 2010 
