Title: Professor Emerita
Company: The University of Arizona
Location: Tucson, Arizona, United States
Linda T. Darling, professor emerita at The University of Arizona, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Educators for dedication, achievements, and leadership in academia and scholarly research.
With over three decades of experience to her credit, Dr. Darling has built a distinguished career in academia and research, specializing in the history of the Middle East and the Ottoman Empire. She is currently professor emerita at the University of Arizona, where she taught since 1989 and held the rank of professor since 2013. In her current role, she mentors graduate students, advises dissertations, and conducts research. She has contributed to numerous journals and scholarly works, edited the forthcoming “Reading Ottoman History: A Sourcebook,” and authored several influential books, such as “A History of Social Justice and Political Power in the Middle East: The Circle of Justice From Mesopotamia to Globalization” and “Revenue-Raising and Legitimacy: Tax Collection and Finance Administration in the Ottoman Empire, 1560-1660.” Additionally, she is included on the Top 100 Registry.
Dr. Darling has dedicated her time in the presidencies of the American Research Institute in Turkey, the International Association for Ottoman Social and Economic History, and the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association. She also takes part in volunteer work, including contributions to the Community Food Bank of Tucson and various organizations assisting the homeless and jobless. She laid a solid educational foundation, earning a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut, a Master of Arts in teaching from the University of Chicago, and a PhD from the University of Chicago. Her most notable achievements include working to keep economic and social history central to the study of the Ottoman Empire, and using documentary evidence to explore the structure and working of the empire.
Dr. Darling attributes her success to her relentless diligence and the opportunities her academic career has provided, particularly access to libraries, conferences, and valuable networking. She is currently focused on completing two book projects in progress.. She encourages her students to understand that Middle Easterners are/were people facing similar life challenges with different cultural resources, and that their solutions are both fascinating and worth studying. She advises future scholars to critically examine historical narratives, particularly those that perpetuate stereotypes about the Middle East, and to engage with Ottoman documents to gain a more direct understanding of the past.
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