Andrew Hacker
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Andrew Hacker is an American
political scientist and public intellectual.
He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Queens College
in New York. He did his undergraduate work at Amherst College
. This was followed
by graduate work at Oxford University, University of Michigan
, and Princeton University
where he received his PhD
degree. Hacker taught at Cornell
before taking his current position at Queens.
His most recent book, Higher Education? was written in collaboration
with Claudia Dreifus, his domestic partner. Professor Hacker is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books (NYRB).
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political scientist and public intellectual.
He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Queens College
in New York. He did his undergraduate work at Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
. This was followed
by graduate work at Oxford University, University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, and Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
where he received his PhD
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degree. Hacker taught at Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
before taking his current position at Queens.
His most recent book, Higher Education? was written in collaboration
with Claudia Dreifus, his domestic partner. Professor Hacker is a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books (NYRB).
External links
- Professor Hacker's author page at The New York Review of Books
- Blurb written by the author for "Mismatch" on the Simon and Schuster website
- Article about Claudia Dreifus at the East Hampton Star website
- Appearance on Colbert Report Colbert Report