From 1950 to 1968, he directed the Center of Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia.

In the early 1980's he directed the Center for the Study of Decision Making at Tufts.

He directed the Center for Education and Research in Corrections at the University of Chicago from 1953 to 1956.

In 1982, he founded and directed the Center for International Security and Strategic Studies.

The first Director, Mehran Kamrava, still directs the Center.

Founded and directed the Center for Israeli Arab Studies.

There he directed the Center for Chicano Studies from 1994 to 1996.

She directed the Center from 1977 to 1979.

Richard McGehee directed the Center during its final years.

A succession of MD's have directed the Center since 1990.