Barry B. Levine

Barry B. Levine (January 22, 1941 – August 10, 2020) was an American academic and founding professor of Sociology at the Florida International University. Background Barry B. Levine was born on January 22, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were labor lawyer Nathan Levine and Miriam Margolies; he had a younger brother David (who also became an academic). He attended Brooklyn Tech. He received his B.A. in 1961 from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.A. in 1965 and Ph.D. in 1973 from the New School for Social Research. Career Levine held a teaching position at the University of Puerto Rico for seven years before leaving for FIU, of which he was a founding professor in 1972 through his retirement in 2007, after which he was professor emeritus of sociology. In 1969, he co-founded and edited Caribbean Review, an English-language journal focused on the culture and ideals of the Caribbean, Latin America and their emigrant groups; subscribers included the White House under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush. In 1981, Caribbean Review was a finalist for the National Magazine Award.