Charles A. Miller
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Charles A. Miller is an author and Professor Emeritus of Politics and American Studies at Lake Forest College
.
Miller received his B.A. from Swarthmore College
(1959) in political science with highest honors, studied public law at the University of Freiburg
in (Germany) under a Fulbright grant (1959–60), and received Masters of Public Administration and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University
(1962, 1968). Prior to his career at Lake Forest College (1974–98), he taught at Clark College in Georgia (now Clark Atlanta University
; 1967–70) and Princeton University
(1970–74).
Among the courses Miller taught or co-taught were constitutional law; civil liberties; the Politics of Aristotle; law and literature; U.S. foreign policy; the political economy of health care; the Jewish Experience in America; Nature in American Life; and courses comparing Justices Holmes and Brandeis; The Federalist and Democracy in America; and The Odyssey and Walden. At Lake Forest College he was instrumental in establishing the Christopher C. Mojekwu Memorial Fund for Intercultural Understanding in honor of a late member of the faculty.
Miller’s scholarly passions are reflected in books, essays, reviews and a vast correspondence. His contributions to American intellectual thought are The Supreme Court and the Uses of History (Harvard University Press, 1969), and Jefferson and Nature: An Interpretation (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988). He is the author of A Catawba Assembly (Trackaday, 1973) about Camp Catawba
, a camp near Blowing Rock, NC, where he spent twelve summers, and the editor of Homer’s Sun Still Shines: Ancient Greek in Essays, Poems, and Translations by Vera Lachman (Trackaday, 2004), a book about the camp's director. A fascination with literary wordplay and metaphors led to Isn’t that Lewis Carroll? A Guide to the Mimsy Words and Frabjous Quotations of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, and The Hunting of the Snark (Trackaday, 1984) and Ship of State: The Nautical Metaphors of Thomas Jefferson, With Numerous Examples by other Writers from Classical Antiquity to the Present (University Press of America, 2003).
His essays include "Constitutional Law and the Rhetoric of Race " (1971) and "The Forest of Due Process of Law" (1977). He has written or edited phamphlets: "African-American Life at Monticello: The Paintings of Nathaniel K. Gibbs" (2002), "The Shenandoah Valley in History and Literature" (2003) and, for children, a guide to Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore (2007).
Miller’s father, Morris, was Chief Judge of the Washington, D.C. Juvenile Court. His mother, Sara Levy Miller, was a child psychologist, and artist, whose paintings and drawings are reproduced in a book he co-edited, The Art of Sara Miller (Trackaday, 2006). A brother, Tom Miller
, is an author and free-lance journalist. Charles Miller lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with his wife Barbara Brennan, a nurse practitioner. Among his avocations is piano improvisation, begun in his childhood when he took music lessons from Ruth Crawford Seeger
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Lake Forest College
Lake Forest College, founded in 1857, is a private liberal arts college in Lake Forest, Illinois. The college has 1,500 students representing 47 states and 78 countries....
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Miller received his B.A. from Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
(1959) in political science with highest honors, studied public law at the University of Freiburg
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
in (Germany) under a Fulbright grant (1959–60), and received Masters of Public Administration and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(1962, 1968). Prior to his career at Lake Forest College (1974–98), he taught at Clark College in Georgia (now Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University is a private, historically black university in Atlanta, Georgia. It was formed in 1988 with the consolidation of Clark College and Atlanta University...
; 1967–70) 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....
(1970–74).
Among the courses Miller taught or co-taught were constitutional law; civil liberties; the Politics of Aristotle; law and literature; U.S. foreign policy; the political economy of health care; the Jewish Experience in America; Nature in American Life; and courses comparing Justices Holmes and Brandeis; The Federalist and Democracy in America; and The Odyssey and Walden. At Lake Forest College he was instrumental in establishing the Christopher C. Mojekwu Memorial Fund for Intercultural Understanding in honor of a late member of the faculty.
Miller’s scholarly passions are reflected in books, essays, reviews and a vast correspondence. His contributions to American intellectual thought are The Supreme Court and the Uses of History (Harvard University Press, 1969), and Jefferson and Nature: An Interpretation (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988). He is the author of A Catawba Assembly (Trackaday, 1973) about Camp Catawba
Camp Catawba
Camp Catawba was a summer camp for boys near the town of Blowing Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. It was established in 1944 by Vera Lachmann , a poet, classicist and educator who emigrated from Germany in 1939. In 1947 she was joined by the composer Tui St. George Tucker , who...
, a camp near Blowing Rock, NC, where he spent twelve summers, and the editor of Homer’s Sun Still Shines: Ancient Greek in Essays, Poems, and Translations by Vera Lachman (Trackaday, 2004), a book about the camp's director. A fascination with literary wordplay and metaphors led to Isn’t that Lewis Carroll? A Guide to the Mimsy Words and Frabjous Quotations of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, and The Hunting of the Snark (Trackaday, 1984) and Ship of State: The Nautical Metaphors of Thomas Jefferson, With Numerous Examples by other Writers from Classical Antiquity to the Present (University Press of America, 2003).
His essays include "Constitutional Law and the Rhetoric of Race " (1971) and "The Forest of Due Process of Law" (1977). He has written or edited phamphlets: "African-American Life at Monticello: The Paintings of Nathaniel K. Gibbs" (2002), "The Shenandoah Valley in History and Literature" (2003) and, for children, a guide to Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore (2007).
Miller’s father, Morris, was Chief Judge of the Washington, D.C. Juvenile Court. His mother, Sara Levy Miller, was a child psychologist, and artist, whose paintings and drawings are reproduced in a book he co-edited, The Art of Sara Miller (Trackaday, 2006). A brother, Tom Miller
Tom Miller (travel writer)
Tom Miller is an American author primarily known for travel literature. His ten books include The Panama Hat Trail, On the Border, Trading With the Enemy, and Jack Ruby's Kitchen Sink...
, is an author and free-lance journalist. Charles Miller lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with his wife Barbara Brennan, a nurse practitioner. Among his avocations is piano improvisation, begun in his childhood when he took music lessons from Ruth Crawford Seeger
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Ruth Crawford Seeger , born Ruth Porter Crawford, was a modernist composer and an American folk music specialist.-Life:...
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