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Curriculum Vitae

 

       JENNIFER L. HOCHSCHILD

Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government,

Professor of African and African American Studies, and

Harvard College Professor

Department of Government

Harvard University

Cambridge MA 02138

Phone:    617-496-0181

Fax:        617-495-0438

E-mail:    hochschild@gov.harvard.edu

EDUCATION

Yale University       1972-1978      Ph.D., 1979

Oberlin College       1968-1971    B.A., with High Honors, 1971

EMPLOYMENT

Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government, Harvard University, and Professor of 

African and African-American Studies

·    Member of the Faculty in John F. Kennedy School of Government (since 2001)

·    Member of the Faculty of the Graduate School of Education (since 2002)

Harvard College Professorship, 2007-2012

Professor of Government, Harvard University, 2001- 2003

William Steward Tod Professor of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 1998- 2000

Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University, 1986-1998

Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University, 1981-1986

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, 1981

Assistant Professor of Public Policy Studies and Political Science, Duke University, 1978-1981

COURSES TAUGHT

American Political Thought                                   Field Seminar in American Politics       

American Political Ideologies                                Power in American Society

Political Economy                                                 Philosophical Problems in Public Affairs

Public Management                                              The Domestic Policy Process

Social Welfare Policy                                           School Desegregation Policy

Politics of the Policy Process                                Race, Gender, and the Law

Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy                         Multiculturalism in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Politics in the U.S.                Inequality and Social Policy

BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS

The American Dream and the Public Schools, with Nathan Scovronick. Oxford University Press, 2003 (paperback 2004)

·    Chapter 3 slightly revised and reprinted as “The American Dream and School Desegregation,” in Stephen Caldas and Carl Bankston, eds., The End of Desegregation, Nova Science Publishers, 2003

·    Excerpted in “Demographic Change and Democratic Education,” in Susan Fuhrman and Marvin Lazerson, eds., The Public Schools.  Oxford University Press, 2005

Facing Up to the American Dream:  Race, Class, and the Soul of the Nation.  Princeton University Press, August 1995 (paperback 1996)

·    Chapter 2 reprinted as “Rich and Poor Americans,” in Peter Kivisto and Georganne Rundblad, eds., Multiculturalism in the United States. Pine Forge Press, 2000.

·    Excerpted in Robert Dahl, Ian Shapiro, and Jose Cheibub, eds., The Democracy Sourcebook. M.I.T. Press, 2003.

Social Policies for Children, edited with Sara McLanahan and Irwin Garfinkel. Brookings Institution, 1996 (hardcover and paperback)

The New American Dilemma:  Liberal Democracy and School Desegregation. Yale University Press, 1984 (hardcover and paperback)

What's Fair?  American Beliefs about Distributive Justice. Harvard University Press, 1981 (paperback 1986)

Equalities, with Douglas Rae and others. Harvard University Press, 1981 (paperback 1983; second edition, 1989)

Thirty Years after Brown. Washington, D.C.: Joint Center for Political Studies, Washington D.C., 1985

The Character and Effectiveness of Citizen Monitoring Groups in Implementing Civil Rights in Public Schools, with Valerie Hadrick. U.S. Department of Education, National Institute of Education, 1981



BOOK CHAPTERS

“Clarence Stone and the Study of Urban Politics,” in Marion Orr and Valerie Johnson, eds., Power and the City, University Press of Kansas, forthcoming 2007

“Racial Classification and the Politics of Inequality,” with Vesla Weaver, in Jacob Hacker,  Suzanne Mettler, and Joseph Soss eds., Remaking America: Public Policy and Democracy in an Age of Inequality, Russell Sage Foundation Press, forthcoming 2007.

“Contingency and Intention in American Racial and Ethnic Categories,” with Traci Burch, in Ian Shapiro and Sonu Bedu, eds., Political Contingency: Studying the Unexpected, the Accidental, and the Unforeseen, NYU Press, forthcoming 2007

“Pluralism and Intergroup Relations” in Mary Waters, Reed Ueda, and Helen Marrow, eds., The New Americans: A Guide to Immigration since 1965, Harvard University Press, 2006

“How Ideas Affect Actions,” in Robert Goodin and Charles Tilly, eds., Oxford Handbook of Contextual Political Analysis, Oxford University Press, 2006

“The History, Context, and Philosophy of Perspectives on Politics,” in Kristen Monroe, ed., The Perestroika Movement in Political Science, Yale University Press, 2005

“What School Boards Can, Cannot, or Will Not Accomplish,” in William Howell, ed., Besieged:  School Boards and the Future of Education Politics, Brookings Institution, 2005

“The Demise of a Dinosaur: Analyzing School and Housing Desegregation in Yonkers,” with Michael Danielson, in C. Michael Henry ed., Race, Poverty, and Domestic Policy. Yale University Press, 2005

“From Nominal to Ordinal: Reconceiving Racial and Ethnic Hierarchy in the United States,” in Christina Wolbrecht and Rodney Hero, eds., The Politics of Democratic Inclusion, Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2005

“Foreword” to Richard Delgado, Justice at War. New York University Press, 2003

“The Future of Inequality in American Politics,” in Gerald Pomper and Marc Weiner, eds., The Future of American Democratic Politics. Rutgers University Press, 2003

“Rethinking Accountability Practices” in Paul E. Peterson and Martin R. West, eds., No Child Left Behind?  The Politics and Practice of School Accountability. Brookings Institution, 2003

“’ Who Cares Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?’ Narrowing the Enduring Divisions of Race,” in Jonathan Rieder and Stephen Steinlight, eds., The Fractious Nation? Unity and Division in Contemporary American Life.  University of California Press, 2003

“Creating Options,” Commentary in Owen Fiss, A Way Out: America’s Ghettos and the Legacy of Racism.  Princeton University Press, 2003

 “The Possibilities for Democracy in America,” in Theodore Rabb and Ezra Suleiman, eds., The Making and Unmaking of  Democracy. Routledge Press, 2003

“Multiple Racial Identifiers in the 2000 Census, and Then What?” in Joel Perlmann and Mary Waters, eds. The New Race Question, Russell Sage Foundation, 2002

"Where You Stand Depends on What You See: Connections Among Values, Perceptions of Fact, and Political Prescriptions," in James Kuklinski, ed., Citizens and Politics: Perspectives from Political Psychology. Cambridge University Press, 2001

“Reflections on Bluebeard’s Castle,” with others, in Charles Hamilton et al. eds., Beyond Racism: Race and Inequality in Brazil, South Africa, and the United States. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001

“Democratic Education and the American Dream,” with Nathan Scovronick, in Lorraine McDonnell, P. Michael Timpane, and Roger Benjamin eds., Rediscovering the Democratic Purposes of Education.  University Press of Kansas, 2000

·        Reprinted in Walter Parker, ed., Education For Democracy: Contexts, Curricula, Assessments. Information Age Publishing Inc., 2003

“Race Relations in a Diversifying Nation,” with Reuel Rogers, in James Jackson, ed., New Directions: African Americans in a Diversifying Nation.  National Planning Association, 2000

“Lumpers and Splitters, Individuals and Structures,” in David Sears, Jim Sidanius, and Lawrence Bobo, eds., Racialized Politics: The Debate about Racism in America. University of Chicago Press, 2000

“You Win Some, You Lose Some: Explaining the Pattern of Success and Failure in the Second Reconstruction,” in Morton Keller and R. Shep Melnick, eds., Taking Stock: American Government in the Twentieth Century.  Cambridge University Press, 1999

“Affirmative Action as Culture War,” in Michele Lamont, ed., The Cultural Territories of Race: Black and White Boundaries.  Russell Sage Foundation and University of Chicago Press, 1999

·        Abridged version in Robert Post and Michael Rogin, eds., Affirmative Action. Zone Books, 1998

·        Reprinted in David Theo Goldberg and John Solomos, eds., A Companion to Racial    and Ethnic Studies, Blackwell Publications, 2002

“Can We Desegregate Public Schools and Subsidized Housing?: Lessons from the Sorry History of Yonkers, New York,” with Michael Danielson, in Clarence Stone, ed., Changing Urban Education. University Press of Kansas, 1998

“Changing Urban Education: Lessons, Cautions, Prospects,” with Michael Danielson, in Clarence Stone, ed., Changing Urban Education. University Press of Kansas, 1998

"Preface" to Joyce Tang and Earl Smith, eds., Women and Minorities in American Professions.  SUNY Press, 1996

"The Uneasy Marriage of Democracy and Education," in Grundwerte der Demokratie im Internationalen Vergleich.  Bonn:  Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 1994 (published in German)

"Race, Class, and the American Dream," in Joëlle Affichard and Jean-Bapiste de Foucauld, eds. Pluralisme et équité.  Paris: Commissariat Général du Plan, 1994 (published in French)

"Disjunction and Ambivalence in Citizens' Political Outlooks," in George Marcus and Russell Hanson, eds., Reconsidering the Democratic Public.  Pennsylvania State University Press, 1993

"Middle-Class Blacks and the Ambiguities of Success," in Paul Sniderman, Philip Tetlock, and Edward Carmines, eds., Prejudice, Politics, and the American Dilemma.  Stanford University Press, 1993

"'Yes, but...':  Principles and Caveats in American Racial Attitudes," with Monica Herk, in John Chapman and Alan Wertheimer, eds., Nomos XXXII:  Majorities and Minorities.  New York University Press, 1990

"The Double-Edged Sword of Equal Opportunity," in Ian Shapiro and Grant Reeher, eds., Power, Inequality, and Democratic Politics:  Essays in Honor of Robert A. Dahl.  Westview Press, 1988

"Race, Class, Power, and the American Welfare State," in Amy Gutmann, ed., Democracy and the Welfare State.  Princeton University Press, 1988

"Race, Class, Power and Equal Opportunity," in Norman Bowie, ed., Equal Opportunity, Westview Press, 1988

"Justice, the Poor, and the Redistribution of Wealth," in Social Justice:  Studies in Applied Philosophy.  Bowling Green State University, 1983

"Local Control of School Desegregation Through Citizen Monitoring," in Daniel Monti, ed., New Directions for Testing and Measurement: Impact of Desegregation. Jossey-Bass Inc., 1982

ARTICLES AND REVIEW ESSAYS

“When Do People ­Not Protest Inequality?: The Case of Skin Color Discrimination,” Social Research, 73 (3), summer 2006

“Ambivalence about Equality in the United States or, Did Tocqueville Get It Wrong and Why Does that Matter?” Social Justice Research, 19 (1), March 2006 

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“Race and Class in Political Science,” Michigan Journal of Race and Law, 11 (1), fall 2005.

“Looking Ahead: Racial Trends in the U. S.,” Daedalus, winter 2005

“Three Puzzles in Search of an Answer from Political Scientists (with Apologies to Pirandello),” PS, April 2004

“On the Social Science Wars,” Daedalus, winter 2004

“Comments on James S. Liebman and Charles F. Sabel, A Public Laboratory Dewey Barely Imagined,New York University Review of Law and Social Change, 28 (2), 2003

“Social Class in Public Schools,” in Elizabeth Cole and Joan Ostrove, eds.,  Journal of Social Issues issue on “Psychological Meanings of Social Class in the Context of Education,” 59 (4), November 2003

“The American Dream and Public Education,” Dissent, fall 2001

“The Strange Career of Affirmative Action,” Ohio State Law Journal, winter 1999

"American Racial and Ethnic Politics in the 21st Century: A Cautious Look Ahead," in

Brookings Review, winter 1999

·    Reprinted in Charles Gallagher, ed., Rethinking the Color Line, Mayfield Publishing  Company, 1999

“Race, Class, and American Polarities,” The Good Society, winter 1998

“Affirmative Action: A Dialogue on Race, Gender, Equality and Law in America.”  Focus on Law Studies, American Bar Association, spring 1998

“Poll Trends: The Organization and Governance of Public Education in the United States,” with Bridget Scott.  Public Opinion Quarterly, spring 1998

“Is School Desegregation Still a Viable Policy Option?” PS, September 1997

“Black Americans,” in Collier’s Encyclopedia, P. F. Collier, 1997

"Brown v. Board of Education," in David Levinson et. al., eds, Education and

Sociology.  Garland Publishing Co., 1997

“When Books on Race Don’t Help Us Know the Truth,” Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, Summer 1996

"American Racial Paradoxes," Polling Report, December 4, 1995

"Affirmative Action and the Rumor of Black Inferiority."  Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, Summer 1995

"Racism," in Seymour M. Lipset ed., Encyclopedia of Democracy.  Congressional Quarterly Press, 1995

Comments on "Presidential and Parliamentary Democracies: Which Work Best?" Political Science Quarterly, Fall 1994

"The Political Contingency of Public Opinion."  PS,  March 1994

"One Oar in the Water: The Political Failure of School Desegregation in Yonkers, New York," with Judith Failer and Anna Harvey. Educational Policy, September 1993

"The Word American Ends in ‘I Can’: The Ambiguous Promise of the American Dream."  William and Mary Law Review, Fall 1992

·  Reprinted in David Douglas and Neal Devins, eds., Redefining Equality, Oxford   University Press, 1998

"The Politics of the Estranged Poor."  Ethics, April 1991

"The Politics of Victimization Makes Strange Bedfellows." Michigan Law Review, May 1989

"Equal Opportunity and the Estranged Poor." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, January 1989.

·  Reprinted in William J. Wilson, ed., The Ghetto Underclass, Sage Publications, 1993

"Approaching Racial Equality Through Indirection." Yale Law and Policy Review, Fall 1986

"Dimensions of Liberal Self-Satisfaction: Civil Liberties, Liberal Theory, and Elite-Mass Differences." Ethics, January 1986

"Can Citizen Monitoring Groups Help Judges Make Better Social Policy? It Depends." Integrated Education, Fall 1982

"Why the Dog Doesn't Bark:  Income, Attitudes, and the Redistribution of Wealth."  Polity, Vol. 11, Summer 1979

·  Revised for "Redistributing Wealth: Positions, Payments, and Attitudes," in Douglas Rae and Theodore Eismeier, eds., Public Policy and Public Choice, Sage Publications, 1979

Book reviews in Ethics, American Political Science Review, Public Opinion Quarterly, Political Science Quarterly, Contemporary Sociology, American Journal of Sociology, Journal of American History, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Legal Studies Forum, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Washington Post Book Review, American Politics Quarterly, Law and Social Inquiry, Journal of Policy History, Law and Politics Book Review, Health Policy Review, Harvard Magazine, Boston Globe, and others

WORK IN PROGRESS

“The Skin Color Paradox,” with Vesla Weaver and Traci Burch, under review

“Why Did the Census Count Mulattos and Half-breeds?  Eugenics, Demography, and Institutional Autonomy,” with Brenna Powell, article ms. under preparation

Unstable Boundaries: Skin Color, Immigration, and Multiracialism in the U.S. Racial Hierarchy, with Vesla Weaver and Traci Burch, partial book manuscript

“DNA and Race: Normative Conundrums for Individuals and Groups,” commentary on 2006 Tanner Lectures, Harvard University, by Mary-Claire King

Immigrant Political Incorporation in the United States and Europe, co-edited with John Mollenkopf (with 2 chapters by the editors)

“Madison’s Constitution and Identity Politics,” partial book manuscript, derived from Frank M. Covey Jr. Lectures in Political Analysis, at Loyola University-Chicago

 “The Declaration of Independence in Word and, Eventually, Deed,” in Robert George, ed., The Declaration of Independence, book ms. under review

AWARDS AND HONORS

Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award, from Graduate Student Council, Harvard University, 2007

Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lectures in Representative Government, University of Oklahoma, fall 2007

Heinz Eulau Award from American Political Science Association, for best article in Perspectives on Politics, 2006

Frank Goodnow Award from American Political Science Association, for service to the profession, 2005

Wilbur Cross Medal, Yale Graduate School Alumni Association, 2005

Wesson Lecture in Problems of Democracy, Stanford University, 2002-2003

Arthur Leff Fellow, Yale University Law School, 2002-2003

David Easton Award for Facing Up to the American Dream, from Division of Foundations for Political Thought, American Political Science Association (best book at the intersection of political science and political philosophy in previous 5 years), 2000

Covey/Loyola Lectures in Political Analysis, Loyola University, Chicago, 1999

Spencer Foundation Mentor Grant, 1997-1999

Facing Up to the American Dreamnamed Outstanding Book on the Subject of Human Rights in North America, by Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights, 1996

Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1996

Visitor, Institute for Advanced Studies, 1991-92, 1996-97

Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 1987-88

Andrew W. Mellon Preceptorship, Princeton University, 1981-88

Pi Sigma Alpha Award, Best Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting, American Political              Science Association, 1982

Phi Beta Kappa, 1971

FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS

W.E.B. DuBois Institute, Harvard University, 2007

Mellon Foundation grant for Radcliffe Institute Cluster on Immigrant Incorporation, 2002-2005 (co-PI with Mary Waters and Katherine Newman, 2002-04; PI, 2004-06)

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies Fellowship, 2003-2004

Weatherhead Center for International Studies, Harvard University, Fellowship 2003

Center for American Political Studies, Harvard University, grant for conference on “Social Connectedness and Public Activism,” 2002

John S. Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, 2000

American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship, 2000-2001

Spencer Foundation, Research Grant, 1996-1998

James D. Wolfensohn, Inc., Smith Richardson Foundation, Foundation for Child Development, Brookings Institution, and Annie E. Casey Foundation, grants for conference on "Social Policies for Children," 1994

National Academy of Education, Spencer Fellowship, 1984-1987

American Philosophical Society, Research Grant, 1983

National Institute of Education, Research Grant, 1979-1981

National Institute of Mental Health Research Fellowship, 1976-1977

Yale University Prize Teaching Fellowship, 1976

Aeolian Fellowship, Oberlin College, 1976

Psychology and Politics Program Training Fellowship, U.S. Public Health Service, 1972-1976

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Committee, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Academies of Science, 2007-

U.S. Delegate for Political Science, Oxford University Press, 2007-

Founding Editor, Perspectives on Politics, 2002-2005

Editorial Board:

           American Journal of Political Science, 2002-present

          Journal of Politics, 2001-2004, 2007-

          Gender and Politics, 2005-present

          Race & Social Policy, 2006-2009

Ethics, 1985-1994

External Advisory Committee, Cornell University, Africana Studies and Research Center, 2006-2012

Century Foundation Task Force on the Common School, 2001-2002

Jacob K. Javits Fellows Program Fellowship Board, U.S. Dept. of Education, 1999-2002

Book Review Editor, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1999-2002

Selection Committee for Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Vera Institute of Justice Postdoctoral Fellowship on Race, Crime, and Justice, 1999-present

Board of Overseers, General Social Survey, 1999-2005

          U.S. delegate to International Social Survey Programme, 2001-2003

          Chair, Long-range Planning Committee, 2002-2005

Board of Trustees, Russell Sage Foundation, 1998-2007 (vice-chair, 2004-07)

Advisory Council, Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, 1998-2004

National Fellow, Harvard University Program in Inequality and Social Policy, 1998-2000

National Academy of Sciences Committee on Fair and Appropriate Test Use, 1998

National Advisory Committee for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Scholars in Health Policy Research Program, 1997-2000

Policy Council, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, 1997-2000

Chair, Nominating Committee, 1998

American Political Science Association:

          Chair, Nominating Committee, 2006-07

          Council, ex officio, 2002-2005

          Council, Urban Politics Division, 2001-2002

James B. Madison Award Committee, 1999

Political Psychology Division, Book Award Committee, 1999

Politics and History Division, Greenstone Award Committee, 1999

          Vice President, 1997-1998

          Program Co-chair, 1996 annual meeting

          Council, 1992-1994, ex officio 1995-1996

                    Administrative Committee, 1993-94; Chair, Rules Committee, 1992-1993

          Committee on Education, 1992-1995

          Urban Politics Section Dissertation Award Committee, 1995

          Chair, Gladys Kammerer Award Committee, 1994

          Chair, Victoria Schuck Award Committee, 1990

          Nominating Committee, 1987-1989

          Section Chair for "Normative Political Theory," annual meeting, 1994

          Section Chair for "Great Issues in Politics," annual meeting, 1987

          Participant on panels, 1981-present

Women's Caucus for Political Science

          President 1993-1994; President-elect, 1992-1993

          Membership Director, 1988-1990

Midwest Political Science Association

          Section Chair for "Race, Gender, and Ethnicity," annual meeting, 1994

          Section Chair for "Public Policy," annual meeting, 1987       

Southern Political Science Association

          Book Award Committee, V.O. Key Prize, 2005

          Section Chair for “Racial and Ethnic Politics,” annual meeting 2002

Research Associate, Institute for Research on Poverty, 1994-2000

Vice-President, American Society for Legal and Political Philosophy, 1992-1994

National Advisory Board for National Black Election Studies, 1993-1995

Research Partner, Common Destiny Alliance, Vanderbilt University, 1992-1996

Panelist, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on the Status of Black Americans, 1984-1989

Editorial Board and Board of Trustees, Princeton University Press 1988-95

          Chair of Editorial Board, 1989-1991, 1994-1995

Member, external review committees for political science department and/or school of public policy: University of California at Berkeley, 2006; New School University, 2006; Columbia University, 2004; Duke University, 2002; University of Maryland, 2002; University of South Carolina, 1997; Hamilton College, 1997; Michigan State University, 1996; Gettysburg College, 1991; Carleton College, 1988

SELECTED GUEST LECTURES (since 1995)

American Association for Public Opinion Research, New Jersey chapter (1997)

Baruch College, School of Public Affairs (2001)

Brandeis University, Gordon Public Policy Center (2002)

Boston University, Institute of Race and Social Division (2000)

Brown University, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (1999)

Cambridge Forum/ NPR (2001)

Channel 12, “News Talk Television,” New York (1996)

Columbia University,  Political Science Department (2006), Teachers’ College (2004), Sawyer Seminar (2002), Law School, Barbara Black Lecture on Women and the Law (1999), American Politics and Society Workshop (1997), Institute for Research in African American Studies (1997), Urban Issues Workshop (1996)

Demos [Public Policy Center], New York (2003)

Duke University, Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Social Sciences

Emory University, Dora Skypeck Memorial Lecture (2004)

Georgetown University, Political Science Department (2000)

Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School (1998, 1997, 2005), Center for American Political Studies (1996)

Indiana Political Science Association, Keynote speaker (2000)

Indiana University, Department of Political Science (2003)

Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ (1996)

Kean University, Unity Forum (2001)

KNFO, “Smart Radio,” Aspen, CO (1996)

KPFT Radio, Houston TX (1995)

KSAY, “Moore Talk,” Fayetteville, AR (1997)

KUSU, Utah Public Radio (2003)

KVON, “Smart Radio,” Napa Valley, CA (2003)

National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Educational Finance (1998), Conference on Racial Trends (1998), Board of Testing and Assessment (2004)

New England Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Keynote speaker (2003)

New School University, Sawyer Seminar (2003)

New York University, Stokes Lecture Series (1997), Law School, Conference on Choice and Culture (1996)

News 12 New Jersey, "What Jersey's Talking About," Edison, NJ (1996)

Newsday of Long Island (1995)

Ohio State University, Summer Institute in Political Psychology (1998)

Principals Center for the Garden State, Princeton, NJ (1997)

Princeton University, James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions (2002), Mishkenot-Princeton Conference on Divided Societies (2004)

Russell Sage Foundation (2004, 2002, 2001, 1996)

Rutgers University, Walt Whitman Center (2002), Keynote Speaker for Conference on Racism and Public Policy (1996)

Smith College, Government Department (1996)

Smithsonian Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center (1995)

University of California, Berkeley (2007)

University of California, Irvine (2007, upcoming)

UCLA, African American Studies Program (2006), Bollen-Reis Lectureship (1999), School of Public Policy (1997)

University of Akron School of Law (1999)

University of Chicago, John M. Olin Center (1997), American Politics Workshop (1996)

University of Colorado Law School (2000), Sewell Symposium Series (1999)

University of Connecticut, Institute for African-American Studies, Critical Issues Series                        (1995)

University of Maryland, James M. Burns Academy of Leadership (1998)

University of Michigan, Institute for Research on Women and Gender (2001), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Policy Scholars Program (1999)

University of Minnesota, Political Science Department (1995)

University of Nebraska, Political Science Department (2001)

University of Pennsylvania, Seminar in American Political Development (1996)

University of Virginia, Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (1997)

University of Washington, Political Science Department, and Conference on Rethinking                          American Studies (1996)

Wake Forest University, American Ethnic Studies Program (1997)

Wellesley College, Department of Political Science (1998)

Western Washington University, Sandison Memorial Lecture (2004)

WGN Radio, "Extension 720," Chicago IL (1995)

WHYY, "Radio Times," National Public Radio program, Philadelphia PA (1995)

Yale University, Political Science Alumni Conference (2001)

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST       

                                                                                                    

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