A professor emeritus of history in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs died on Wednesday.

Bill Stinchcombe worked at Syracuse University for almost his entire academic career, according to an SU News release. He joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1967, was named associate professor in 1971, full professor in 1979 and professor emeritus in 2009.

Stinchcombe was a past chairman of the history department, and director of the graduate program in history as well as in international relations, according to the release. He taught classes and seminars on topics including modern diplomacy and the Cold War, and taught in the Syracuse abroad program in London.