He spent many years working with the Carter Center from the 1980s, before cutting ties in 2006; and decades teaching at Emory University starting in 1977.
As a returning graduate student to Ann Arbor from 1973 to 1976, he wrote secondary school social studies materials on the Middle East.
Appointed by Emory University, he directed the center from December 1983 through June 1986 and advised President Carter on the Middle East (page 6 of Stein's CV).
[4] Established by Prof. Kenneth W. Stein in 1998, the Institute for the Study of Modern Israel (ISMI) is an interdisciplinary and non-degree conferring unit of Emory University.
It promotes teaching, research, and learning that focuses on Israeli culture, foreign policy, history, society, and politics.
[5] ISMI likewise offers an internship program at Emory, which fosters appreciation for Israel and its people by immersing students in real world experiences.
CIE's work focuses on teacher/student education and curriculum development on modern Israel and the Middle East, through conducting workshops, symposia, and long-distance learning.
In 2008, the Atlanta Jewish community honored him for his thirty years of service as a public intellectual with the Tree of Life Award.