Marian Miner Cook
Athenaeum

Jon A. Shields is a professor of American politics in the government department at Claremont McKenna College, where he received the G. David Huntoon Senior Teaching Award as well as the Distinguished Service Award. 

Shields is the author or co-author of four books on the American right: "The Republican Civil War: What Liz Cheney's Wyoming Tells Us About a Divided American Right" (forthcoming, Oxford University Press), "Trump’s Democrats" (Brookings, 2020), "Passing on the Right: Conservative Professors in the Progressive University" (Oxford University Press, 2016), and "The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right" (Princeton University Press, 2009). 

His work has also been published in a number of academic journals, including The Journal of Policy History, Political Science Quarterly, Critical Review, Contemporary Sociology, and the Journal of Church and State.  In addition, his opinion has appeared in the pages of the Atlantic, Bulwark, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Los Angeles Times, New Republic, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times.

Vernon C. Grigg III is a seasoned trial lawyer and educator with a deep commitment to education, and public service. Holding degrees from Yale Law School (J.D.), the London School of Economics (G.S.C.), and the University of Michigan (BA), Vernon has served as CEO & President of Up with People, an international educational program where he built leadership programs and led a global team through the challenges of a worldwide pandemic. His legal career includes representing diverse clients, from government officials to Fortune 100 companies, and significant pro bono work in civil rights. Vernon has taught at Golden Gate University School of Law and has international experience, including groundbreaking roles in South Africa and Israel. As theExecutive Director of the Kravis Lab, Vernon aims to advance CMC’s mission in civic engagement and civic leadership by bringing students knowledge, skills and inspiration.