Mike Streich
Streich was a history instructor who had been involved in most levels of education since 1991. Streich received his first degree in Biblical Literature, studied law and business, and worked for several years in consumer finance with a specialty in bankruptcy laws. Streich earned an MA in History through the UNC system as well as post MA courses in Education. Streich taught American History, European History, and Global Studies, most recently at three college and university systems, private and state.
As an instructor, Streich led many adult and student tours abroad, visiting most of Europe and the South Pacific. He is an expert on student travel. Streich is fluent in German. Streich was also a co-ordinator for foreign exchange students for several years and taught Global Studies.
After attending a summer session at Davidson College through the Dean Rusk Center in the early 1990’s Streich founded and edited The International Teacher. He has written numerous articles on history and religion. For nearly 15 years, Streich was a faculty advisor with the Harvard University Model Congress program. Streich’s interests include American and European history, Islamic studies, globalism, and religion. Streich is a member of the North Carolina Association of Historians and the Southeast Regional Middle East Islamic Studies Seminar.
Employment
Forsyth Tech Community College
Adjunct History Instructor, 1994 - 2011
High Point University
Adjunct History Instructor, 2008 - 2010
A & T State University
Global Studies Instructor, 2010 - 2011
Education
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
History - MA, 1988 - 1990
Ancient Rome
Hannibal’s Invasion of Italy
Leaving Spain in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal led a formidable army over the Alps during the treacherous winter in order to invade Italy...
Ancient History
Noah and Ancient Flood Mythologies
In the New Testament Gospel of Matthew (24.37-39), Jesus compared the future “end of the age” with the times of Noah. Like Isaiah and...
Israel&Judea
Ancient Hebrews Compared to Other Near East Cultures
The Ancient Hebrews saw themselves as “God’s chosen people.” Their monotheism separated them from all surrounding neighbors while their belief in God’s covenants offered...
Interesting facts
Robin Hood in Historical Context
The image of Robin Hood, who “took from the rich and gave to the poor,” is legendary, made more so by many re-tellings of...
Church in the Middle Ages
Gothic cathedrals
The rise of the Gothic form began in the mid 12th century. Gothic cathedrals, often taking decades to construct, began to appear in cities and...
Ancient Greece
Ruins of Troy
Unlike other ancient ruins along Turkey’s Aegean coast, some of which are both imposing and intimidating, Troy appears the outcast, without imposing temples or remnant pillars soaring...
Ancient Rome
Rome and Carthage Compared
Rome and Carthage differed in many ways including social, cultural, religious, and military aspects yet the final Punic War determined which power would survive....