Zimmerman graduated from
Columbia College in 1983, where he was the editor-in-chief of
Columbia Daily Spectator. He earned an
M.A. in history in 1990, and a
Ph.D. in history in 1993, both from
Johns Hopkins University. He taught for 20 years at
New York University, where he was chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. ==Works==