Program
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
Chair Holders
2024
Biography
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Michael Jones-Correa is the President’s Distinguished Professor of Political Science, chair of the Department of Political Science, and former, founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Immigration (CSERI) at the University of Pennsylvania. He taught previously at Harvard and at Cornell, where he served as the Robert J. Katz Chair … Continue reading Michael Jones-Correa →
2023
Biography
Suzanne Mettler
Suzanne Mettler is the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University. She is the author of six books, most recently “Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy” (co-authored with Robert. C. Lieberman, St. Martin’s Press, 2020), “The Government-Citizen Disconnect” (Russell Sage Foundation, 2018); “Degrees … Continue reading Suzanne Mettler →
2022
Biography
Jacob Hacker
Jacob S. Hacker is Stanley Resor Professor of Political Science at Yale University and co-director of the Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership at Yale Law School. He is the author or co-author of seven books and many articles for academic and public presses. His research and writing focuses on American politics and public policy, … Continue reading Jacob Hacker →
2021
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Sarah Binder
Sarah Binder is Professor of Political Science at George Washington University and senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. An expert in Congress and legislative politics, her current research explores the historical and contemporary relationship between Congress and the Federal Reserve. Her co-authored book, “The Myth of Independence: How Congress Governs the Federal … Continue reading Sarah Binder →
2020
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Andrea Louise Campbell
Andrea Louise Campbell is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She was the 2020 Kluge Chair in American Law and Governance. Her research interests include American politics, political behavior, public opinion, and political inequality, particularly their intersection with social welfare policy, health policy, and tax … Continue reading Andrea Louise Campbell →
2018
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Seth Masket
A professor of political science and director of the Center on American Politics at the University of Denver, Seth Masket is the 2018 Kluge Chair American Law and Governance and the author of “The Inevitable Party: Why Attempts to Kill the Party System Fail and How They Weaken Democracy.” He teaches and researches on political … Continue reading Seth Masket →
2017
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T.H. Breen
Breen is William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University and is a distinguished Early American historian interested in the history of political thought, material culture, and cultural anthropology. At a scholar-in-residence at the Kluge Center, Breen worked on a project titled, “Enforcing the American Revolution: Law and Disorder During the War for … Continue reading T.H. Breen →
2016
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John Sexton
The immediate past president of New York University and a legal scholar, Sexton is the Benjamin Butler Professor of Law at the NYU School of Law. He is also dean emeritus of the NYU School of Law, where he served as dean for 14 years. He joined the law school’s faculty in 1981, was named … Continue reading John Sexton →
2015
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Mary Dudziak
Prominent U.S. legal historian, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law, and Director of the Project on War and Security in Law, Culture, and Society at Emory University, Duziak is an expert in constitutional law, legal history, diplomatic history, and civil rights history.Dudziak serves on the Historical Advisory Committee at the U.S. Department of State and … Continue reading Mary Dudziak →
Biography
William Julius Wilson
For a generation, Wilson has remained one of America’s most distinguished thinkers on issues of urban poverty, race, and class relations, and social inequality. His 1987 book, “The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, The Underclass and Public Policy,” is a staple in American college courses that address issues of race, class, and poverty. Former President … Continue reading William Julius Wilson →
2011
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Jennifer L. Hochschild
A scholar of the intersection of American politics and political philosophy, Hochschild has been Professor of Government at Harvard University since 2001. A graduate of Oberlin College, Hochschild received her Ph.D. from Yale University and joined the faculty of Princeton University in 1981. She was the founding editor of “Perspectives on Politics,” published by the … Continue reading Jennifer L. Hochschild →
2007
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Gerhard Casper
Casper served as the ninth president of Stanford University and is scholar of constitutional law, constitutional history, comparative law, and jurisprudence. Born in Germany, Casper studied law at the universities of Freiburg and Hamburg before earning his master’s in law from Yale in 1962 and doctorate in law from Freiburg in 1964. Casper was assistant … Continue reading Gerhard Casper →
2002
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John Thomas Noonan
Noonan is an accomplished jurist of the federal courts and philosopher, historian, theologian and a scholar of law. A graduate of Harvard University and recipient of a Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Catholic University of America and LL.B. from Harvard Law School, he began his career as Special Staff to the U.S. National Security Council … Continue reading John Thomas Noonan →