George Thomas, Ph.D.

Burnet C. Wohlford Professor of American Political Institutions

Education

B.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Assistant Professor, Williams College.

Department(s)

Government

Office Hours

Monday, 1:30-3, Tuesday, 1:30-3, Wednesday, 1:30-3

Contact

gthomas@cmc.edu

(909) 607-2911

(909) 621-8419

Kravis Center 264

Curriculum Vitae

Areas of Expertise

American Constitutionalism, American Political Thought, Constitutional Law, Supreme Court

Selected Research and Publications

The Founders and the Idea of a National University: Constituting the American Mind (Cambridge University Press, 2015).
The Madisonian Constitution (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008).
"Rethinking the Dartmouth College Case in American Political Development: Constituting Public and Private Educational Institutions" Studies in American Political Development, 29 (April 2015), 23-39.
"Liberal Education and American Democracy" The American Interest August 24th, 2015
"Political Thought and Political Development" American Political Thought Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring 2014): 114-125.

Selected Awards and Affiliations

Huntington Library grant (2013)
National Endowment for the Humanities grant (2010)
American Political Science Association’s Alexander L. George Award (2006)