Not only has he written and lectured extensively, many of his former students have gone on to achieve their own notability have stated that he was one of their favorite teachers and mentors.
He taught at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio for three years (1964-1967) as an instructor in history, then moved to the University of Oklahoma (OU) in 1967, where he spent much of his career.
[2] His chief scholarly interests are in American intellectual and constitutional history.
Levy was inducted to the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame in 2006.
Missouri University of Science and Technology appointed Levy as the 2010 Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor of Humanities.