Dr. Marc Gilbert holds a Ph.D. from University of California at Los Angeles. In 1995, HPU was awarded a $575,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) challenge grant. The fund underwrites the University’s first NEH endowed chair in world history. Dr. Gilbert plans to develop new courses in world history at HPU and build bridges between the University and the local community. Dr. Gilbert has published extensively as an academic author, co-author, and editor, including World Civilizations: The Global Experience (now in its fifth edition) and several works on the intersection of Vietnamese and American history. In 1999, Gilbert won a “Silver Telly” Award for a documentary on homeless Vietnam era combat veterans titled Lost Warriors, which he co-wrote and co-produced.