Louis Ferleger, Ph.D. Louis Ferleger has been a history professor at Boston University since 1999. Previously, he was Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Boston as well as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for the College of Arts and Sciences. Ferleger has served as the Executive Director of The Historical Society, the Associate Director of the University of Massachusetts' Honors Program, and the Associate Director of the Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research. Ferleger received the Excellence in Teaching Award and the Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, and his extensive writings include the publication of five books.