In accordance with this, Professor Bushrui wrote in 1962 his Ph.D. thesis in English Literature, about Yeats's Plays, The Revisions, 1900 - 1910,[2] during his doctoral studies at Southampton University, England, UK.
Suheil Bushrui was the first Arab national to be appointed to the Chair of English at the American University of Beirut, a position he held from 1968 to 1986.
He authored in both English and Arabic tens of books and scholarly articles on themes that ranged from literature to religion to world order.
Later in 1992, he became the first incumbent of the Baháʼí Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland where he worked on developing alternatives to violent resolution of conflict, exploring spiritual solutions for the various global and social problems.
Throughout a long career, professor Bushrui received numerous accolades and honors, including: Books authored (small selection):[4]